Search for a place
Search for a place
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Biddlestone like this:
BIDDLESTONE, a township in Alwinton parish, Northumberland; in the basin of the Coquet river, under the Southeastern Cheviots, 7½ miles NW of Rothbury. Pop., 198. Houses, 33. The manor belonged anciently to the Vissards; but was given by Edward I to Sir W. de Selby; and belongs still to his descendants. James I., when on his way to London, in 1603, was entertained here, and knighted five of the Selbys. Here is a Roman Catholic chapel.
Biddlestone is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Biddlestone itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Biddlestone in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8732
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
Click here for more detailed advice on finding places within A Vision of Britain through Time, and maybe some references to other places called "Biddlestone".
