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

FLOTTERTON, a township in Rothbury parish, Northumberland; near the river Coquet, 3¾ miles W of Rothbury. Acres, 768. Pop., 79. Houses, 12.

Flotterton through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9165

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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