In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Fawdon like this:
FAWDON, a township in Gosforth parish, Northumberland; 3 miles NNW of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Acres, 522. Pop. in 1851, 254; in 1861, 486. Houses, 113. The increase of pop. arose from the extension of collieries. A fossil tree was found here at the forming of a coal-shaft.
Fawdon through time
Fawdon is now part of Newcastle upon Tyne district. Click here for graphs and data of how Newcastle upon Tyne has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Fawdon itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Fawdon, in Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9145
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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