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

BITCHFIELD, a township in Stamfordham parish, Northumberland; near the river Blyth, 9 miles SW of Morpeth. Pop., 40.

Bitchfield through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8741

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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