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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Capheaton like this:
CAPHEATON, a township in Kirkwhelpington parish, Northumberland; near the Wansbeck Valley railway, 7½ miles N of the Roman wall, and 11 WSW of Morpeth. It has a post office under Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Acres, 2,213. Pop., 195. Houses, 44. Capheaton Castle dates from 1267: is the seat of Sir J. E. Swinburne, Bart.; and belonged to his ancestors from the time of Henry VIII. Roman coins and silver vessels have been found.
Capheaton is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Capheaton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Capheaton in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8884
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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