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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Swarland like this:
SWARLAND, a township in Felton parish, Northumberland; 8 miles S by W of Alnwick. Pop., 164. Houses, 34. An obelisk to the memory of Lord Nelson is here, and was erected by Sir W. Davison.
Swarland is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Swarland itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Swarland in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9696
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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