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

EARL, or Yeard-Hill, a township in Doddington parish, Northumberland; 1 mile SW of Wooler. Acres, 1, 240. Pop., 67. Houses, 11. Earl House was the seat of the Biddlestones, and passed to the Selbys.

Earle through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9088

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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