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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Yeavering like this:
YEAVERING, a township in Kirk-Newton parish, Northumberland and; 4¼ miles NW of Wooler. Acres, 883. Pop., 51. Houses, 11. Y.-Bell is a bellshaped mountain, among the Cheviots; rises to an altitude of about 2,000 feet; and has a summit of about 16 acres, enclosed by an ancient wall, traversed by an ancient paved road, and marked by Druidical remains.
Yeavering is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Yeavering itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Yeavering in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9804
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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