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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Whitfield like this:
WHITFIELD, a parish, with a hamlet, in Haltwhistle district, Northumberland; on the river Allen, 8½ miles SW of Haydon-Bridge r. station. It has a post-office under Carlisle and a good inn. Acres, 12,125. Real property, £4,720; of which £173 are in mines. Pop., 381. Houses, 63. ...
The manor belonged anciently to the Whitfields; and, with W. Hall, belongs now to Mrs. Blackett Ord. The tract along the river is good and picturesque; but the rest of the surface is high, moorish, and waste. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Durham. Value, £320.* Patron, Mrs. Blackett Ord. The church was rebuilt in 1860; is in the early English style and cruciform; and has a central tower and spire 150 feet high.
Whitfield is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Whitfield itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Whitfield in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9777
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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