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

NUNRIDGE, or Nunriding, a township in Mitford parish, Northumberland; near the river Font, 4½ miles W by N of Morpeth. Acres, 648. Pop., 25. Houses, 5.

Nunriding through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9584

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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