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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hesleyhurst like this:
HESLEY-HURST, a township in Rothbury parish, Northumberland; 3½ miles SE of Rothbury. Acres, 659. Pop., 39. Houses, 8. Coal and ironstone are found.
Hesleyhurst is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hesleyhurst itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hesleyhurst in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9281
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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