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

DODDINGTON, a township and a parish in Glendale district, Northumberland. The township lies near the river Till, 3¼ miles N of Wooler, and 8½ SW of Beal r. station; and has a post office under Alnwick. Acres, 4, 798. Pop., 381. Houses, 74. The parish contains also the townships of Nesbit, Ewart, Humbleton, and Earl. ...


Acres, 9, 110. Real property, £10, 182. Pop., 795. Houses, 158. The property is divided among a few. Coal is worked. The parish is a resort of sportsmen. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Durham. Value, 360.* Patron, the Duke of Northumberland. The church is early English, and good.

Doddington through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9083

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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