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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Greatlaw like this:
GREATLAW, a village in Kirkharle township and parish, Northumberland; 12 miles NNE of Hexham. Pop., 25.
Greatlaw is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Greatlaw itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Greatlaw in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26667
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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