In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Dunstan like this:
DUNSTON, a township in Embleton parish, Northumberland; on the coast, near Dunstanburgh, 6 miles NE of Alnwick. Acres, 1, 663. Pop., 303. Houses, 58. Duns Scotus, "the subtle doctor, " is said, by some, to have been a native.
Dunstan through time
Dunstan is now part of Alnwick district. Click here for graphs and data of how Alnwick has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Dunstan itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Dunstan, in Alnwick and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9086
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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