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

KIDLAND, an extra-parochial lordship in Rothbury district, Northumberland; on a branch of the river Coquet, among the Cheviots, 11 miles NW by W of Rothbury. Pop., 71. Houses, 9. Remains of ancient British earthworks, and vestiges of Memmer-Kirk are here.

Kidland through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9405

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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