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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Lee Ward like this:
LEE-WARD, a township in Rothbury parish, Northumberland; 3 miles SE of Rothbury. Acres, 1,793. Pop., 86. Houses, 23. The manor belongs to the Duke of Northumberland. Much of the surface is open moor.
Lee Ward is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Lee Ward itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lee Ward in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22524
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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