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

ULGHAM, a parish, with a village, in Morpeth district, Northumberland; 2 miles S of Widdrington r. station, and 4¾ NNE of Morpeth. Post town, Morpeth. Acres, 3,615. Real property, £3,293. Pop., 362. Houses, 71. The manor belongs to the Earl of Carlisle. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to Morpeth. The church was rebuilt in 1864. There is an endowed school.

Ulgham through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9737

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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