In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shawdon like this:
SHAWDON, a township in Whittingham parish, Northumberland; 7 miles W of Alnwick. Acres, 1,056. Pop., 96. Houses, 17. S. Hall was built in 1788, by the Hargreaves.
Shawdon through time
Shawdon is now part of Alnwick district. Click here for graphs and data of how Alnwick has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Shawdon itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shawdon, in Alnwick and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9661
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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