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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Barrasford like this:
BARRASFORD, a township in Chollerton parish, Northumberland: on the North Tyne river, and on the Border Counties railway, 7½ miles NNW of Hexham. It has a station on the railway, and a post office under Hexham. The right of a weekly market for it was obtained by Robert de Umfraville from Edward I.; but has long been in abeyance. Acres, 1,394. Pop., 215. Houses, 47.
Barrasford is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Barrasford itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Barrasford in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24666
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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