In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Great Ryle like this:

Ryle, Great, township, Whittingham par., Northumberland, 3 miles W. of Whittingham, 2042 ac., pop. 70.

Great Ryle through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9648

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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