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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Selbys Forest like this:
SELBYS-FOREST, a township in Kirknewton parish, Northumberland; 7½ miles S W of Wooler. Acres, 11, 853. Pop., 55. Houses, 9. The surface is a region of moors and mountains, and includes the central Cheviot.
Selbys Forest is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Selbys Forest itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Selbys Forest in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9656
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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