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

BLACKHEDDON, a township in Stamfordham parish, Northumberland; on an affluent of the river Blyth, 11 miles SW of Morpeth. Acres, 1,619. Pop., 68.

Black Heddon through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9264

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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