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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hawkwell like this:
HAWKWELL, a township in Stamfordham parish, Northumberland; on the river Pont, 11 miles NE of Hexham. Acres, 567. Pop., 165. Houses, 34.
Hawkwell is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hawkwell itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hawkwell in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9248
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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