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

STANTON, a township in Long Horsley parish, Northumberland; 5½ miles WNW of Morpeth. Acres, 2,254. Pop., 112. Houses, 21. Coaland limestone are worked.

Stanton through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9685

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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