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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kirkheaton like this:
KIRKHEATON, a parish in Castle-Ward district, Northumberland; at the source of the river Blyth, 4 miles S of Scot's-Gap r. station, 4¾ E of Watling street, and 9½ NE by N of Hexham. Post town, Capheaton, under Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Acres, 1, 760. Pop., 161Houses, 32. Black hill here commands an extensive view. ...
Coal is worked; limestone and freestone are quarried; and there is a lime kiln. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Durham. Value, £60. Patrons, Messrs. Bcrwick, Oraster, and Asken. The church was rebuilt in 1775. A yew tree, upwards of 600 years old, is in the churchyard. There is a national school.
Kirkheaton is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kirkheaton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kirkheaton in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9413
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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