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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Edlingham like this:
EDLINGHAM, a township and a parish in Alnwick district Northumberland. The township lies near Avdon forest, 6 miles SE of Alnwick town and r. station; and has a post office under Alnwick. Acres, 5, 636. Pop., 133. Houses, 29. The parish contains also the townships of Abberwick, Lemmington, Learchild, Broom-Park, and Bolton. ...
Acres, 12, 348. Real property, £7, 029. Pop., 676. Houses, 129. The property is divided among a few. A castle of the Swinbornes stood here, and some ruins of it still exist. The living is a vicarage, united with the p. curacy of Bolton, in the diocese of Durham. Value, 483.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Durham. The church is good.
Edlingham is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Edlingham itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Edlingham in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9095
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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