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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Nunwick like this:
NUNWICK-TOWNHEAD, a hamlet in Simonburn parish, Northumberland; on the North Tyne river, 7½ miles N W of Hexham. Pop., 36. Nunwick House is the seat of J. H. Allgood, Esq.; was built in 1746 by Sir Lancelot Allgood; and stands in a finely-wooded park. Remains of a Druidical circle are near it.
Nunwick is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Nunwick itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Nunwick in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24764
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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