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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Newbiggin like this:
NEWBIGGIN, a township in Shotley parish, Northumberland; on the river Derwent at the boundary with Durham, 9½ miles S by E of Hexham. Acres, 2,056. Pop., 69. Houses, 10. The property belongs to the Rev. D. Capper.
Newbiggin is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Newbiggin itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Newbiggin in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22554
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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