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

ELFORD, a township in Bambrough parish, Northumberland; on the coast, 5¼ miles ESE of Belford. Pop., 103. Houses, 21.

Elford through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9097

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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