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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Longstone like this:
LONGSTONE, one of the Fern islands in Northumberland. It is the remotest of the group; measures ¾ of a mile in length; and has a lighthouse, erected in 1827, showing a half-minute light, visible at the distance of 13 miles.
Longstone is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Longstone itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Longstone in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25684
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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