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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hepple like this:
HEPPLE and HEPPLE-DEMESNE, two townships in Rothbury parish, Northumberland; on the river Coquet, 5½ miles W by S of Rothbury. Acres, 3, 874 and 1, 534. Pop., 74 and 30. Houses 14 and 6. Hepple House is the seat of Sir Walter Riddell, Bart.; and includes remains of an ancient castle, which belonged to the Bardolfs, the Talboyses, and the Ogles. ...
An ancient chapel stood on Kirk-hill, about ¼ of a mile to the W; was destroyed by the moss troopers; and was completely removed in 1760. An ancient British camp is at Helchester, near a Roman way; and a number of urns have been found.
Hepple is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hepple itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hepple in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9277
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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