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

WOOPERTON, a township in Eglingham parish, Northumberland; 6½ miles SE by S of Wooler. It has a post-office under Alnwick. Acres, 923. Pop., 67. Houses, 14.

Wooperton through time

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

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9801

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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