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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Alwinton like this:
ALLENTON, or Alwinton, a township and a parish in Rothbury district, Northumberland. The township lies on the Coquet river, at the influx of the rivulet Allen or Alwin, 13 miles NNW of Scots Gap r. station, and 19 WSW of Alnwick. Acres, 1,550. Pop., 87. Houses, 18. There were formerly two annual fairs. ...
The parish contains also the townships of Farnham, Sharperton, Peals, Clennel, Burrowden, Biddlestone, Linbridge, Fair hangh, Netherton-North-Side, and Netherton-South Side. Post Town, Harbottle, under Morpeth. Acres, 31,940. Real property, £16,869. Pop., 899. Houses, 167. The property, together with that of Holystone, is held chiefly by two proprietors. Much of the surface is moor and hill, rising toward the Central Cheviots. The living is a vicarage, united to the p. curacy of Holystone, in the diocese of Durham. Value, £160.* Patron, the Duke of Northumberland. The church is early English and cruciform, and was restored in 1853. Charities, £28.
Alwinton is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Alwinton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Alwinton in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8682
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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