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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Healey like this:
HEALEY, a township in Bywell-St. Peter parish, Northumberland; 4 miles S of Riding-Mill r. station, and 7 SE of Hexham. Acres, 2, 128. Pop., 71. Houses, 17. A small church, in the Norman style, was built here in 1860; and a small national school is at Healey field.
Healey is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Healey itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Healey in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9256
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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