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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Glenwhett like this:
GLENWHETT, a hamlet in Blenkinsop township, Haltwhistle parish, Northumberland; near the Roman wall and the Carlisle and Newcastle railway, 3½ miles W by N of Haltwhistle. It is separated by Tippal rivulet from Greenhead village; and it has an inn, the garden-wall of which includes a Roman altar.
Glenwhett is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Glenwhett itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Glenwhett in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25088
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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