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

CALLALEY AND YETHINGTON, a township in Whittingham parish, Northumberland; 5 miles N by W of Rothbury. Acres, 3,970. Pop., 261. Houses, 51. Callaley Hall is the seat of the Caverings; and includes some portions of an old castle. Callaley crag is crowned with remains of a Roman entrenchment.

Callaly through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8875

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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