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

HEATHPOOL, a township in Kirk-Newton parish, Northumberland; on College burn, 6 miles W by N of Wooler. Acres, 1, 037. Pop., 21. Houses, 5.

Hethpool through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9283

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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