In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Catchburn like this:

CATCHBURN, a village in Morpeth-Castle township, Morpeth parish, Northumberland; 1½ mile S of Morpeth.

Catchburn through time

Catchburn is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Catchburn itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Catchburn in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26610

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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