In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Fenton like this:

FENTON, a township in Wooler parish, Northumberland; near the river Till, 4¼ miles NNW of Wooler. Pop., 205.

Fenton through time

Fenton is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Fenton itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Fenton in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20272

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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