SHOTTON, a township in the parish of EASINGTON,
southern division of EASINGTON ward, county palatine
of DURHAM, 9 miles (E. by S.) from Durham, containing
264 inhabitants. A free school, with a house for
the master, was founded here, in 1668, in pursuance of
the will of Edward Walton; the annual income is £25,
of which sum £ 20 is paid for the instruction of twenty
children, and £5 is appropriated for books and repairs,
under the superintendence of the Society of Friends.