In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Edlingham like this:
EDLINGHAM, a township and a parish in Alnwick district Northumberland. The township lies near Avdon forest, 6 miles SE of Alnwick town and r. station; and has a post office under Alnwick. Acres, 5, 636. Pop., 133. Houses, 29. The parish contains also the townships of Abberwick, Lemmington, Learchild, Broom-Park, and Bolton. ...
Acres, 12, 348. Real property, £7, 029. Pop., 676. Houses, 129. The property is divided among a few. A castle of the Swinbornes stood here, and some ruins of it still exist. The living is a vicarage, united with the p. curacy of Bolton, in the diocese of Durham. Value, 483.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Durham. The church is good.
Edlingham through time
Edlingham is now part of Alnwick district. Click here for graphs and data of how Alnwick has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Edlingham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Edlingham, in Alnwick and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9095
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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