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

WHITCHESTER, a township in Heddon-on-the-Wall parish, Northumberland; 10 miles WNW of Newcastle. Acres, 795. Pop., 46. Houses, 8. Roman coins have been found.

Whitchester through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9774

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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