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

ELLINGTON, a township in Woodhorn parish, Northumberland; on Line water, 6 miles NE of Morpeth. It has a post office under Morpeth. Acres, 2, 189. Pop., 264. Houses, 46.

Ellington through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9100

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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