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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Broomridge like this:
BROOMRIDGE, a hamlet in Ford parish, Northumberland; 6 miles N by W of Wooler. This place, in common with Brinkburn, is thought to be the Brunanburch where Athelstane, in 938, defeated the Scots and the Danes; and Haltwell sweire, about ½ a mile to the south, was the scene of Earl Bothwell's defeat, in 1558, by Sir Henry Percy.
Broomridge is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Broomridge itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Broomridge in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24854
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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