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

BEARL, a township in Bywell-St. Andrew parish, Northumberland; 5 miles E of Corbridge. Acres, 421. Pop., 58. Houses, 10.

Bearl through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8718

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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