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

CHIRM, a village in Long Horsley parish, Northumberland; 4¼ miles SE of Rothbury. Pop., 29.

Chirm through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26615

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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