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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Aydon like this:
AYDON-CASTLE, a township in Corbridge parish, Northumberland; 1½ mile N of Corbridge. Acres, 393. Pop., 30. Houses, 5. A fortified house of the Aydon family was built here, in the time of Edward I., on the side of a ravine; and still stands well in a state of ruin. It has the form of the letter H, with a tower at the end of each of the four wings. The walls are very thick; and one of the towers is upwards of 60 feet high.
Aydon is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Aydon itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Aydon in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8693
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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