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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Guyzance like this:
GUYSON, or GUYZANCE, a township in Shilbottle pariSh, Northumberland; on the river Coquet, 7 miles S of Alnwick. It includes the hamlet of Brainshough. Acres, 1, 332. Pop., 217. Houses, 41. A priory was founded here, in the 12th century, by Richard Tyson, and was afterwards annexed, by Eustace Fitz John, to the abbey of Alnwick. Remains of the nave and chancel of the church still exist, and are transition Norman. The burying ground is still occasionally used.
Guyzance is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Guyzance itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Guyzance in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9198
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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