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

EARSDON-FOREST, a township in Hebburn parish, Northumberland; on the river Wansbeck, adjacent to the Wansbeck railway, 6 miles W of Morpeth. Acres, 744. Pop., 24. Houses, 4.

Earsdon through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9089

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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