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

LINHEAD, a village in Corsenside parish, Northumberland; 6½ miles NE of Bellingham. Some ironstone works are here.

Linnheads through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26700

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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