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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Barrow like this:
Barrow, township, Alwinton par., W. Northumberland, 10 miles NW. of Rothbury, 1010 ac., pop. 11.
Barrow is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Barrow itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Barrow in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8702
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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