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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Dunstan like this:
DUNSTON, a township in Embleton parish, Northumberland; on the coast, near Dunstanburgh, 6 miles NE of Alnwick. Acres, 1, 663. Pop., 303. Houses, 58. Duns Scotus, "the subtle doctor, " is said, by some, to have been a native.
Dunstan is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Dunstan itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Dunstan in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9086
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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