Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for HOWTELL

HOWTELL, a township in Kirk-Newton parish, Northumberland; 5½ miles WNW of Wooler. Acres, 1, 145. Pop., 141. Houses, 31. A fragment of an ancient peel tower is here, engrossed in some farm buildings.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Northumberland AncC
Place: Howtel

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