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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Greenleighton like this:
GREENLEIGHTON, a township in Hartburn parish, Northumberland; 6¼ miles SSW of Rothbury. It is noted for its fine green hill, and its excellent limestone; and it has an oval camp, encompassed by a fosse. Acres, 1, 572. Pop., 29. Houses, 4.
Greenleighton is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Greenleighton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Greenleighton in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9192
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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