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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Holywell like this:
HOLYWELL, or HALLIWELL, a township in Earsdon parish, Northumberland; 4½ miles NNW of North Shields. Acres, 1, 180. Pop. in 1851, 1, 134; in 1861, 1, 261. Houses, 271. It has a post office under Newcastle-on-Tyne. The manor belongs to the Duke of Northumberland. Coal is extensively worked; and there is a mineral spring.
Holywell is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Holywell itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Holywell in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9307
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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