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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Haltwhistle like this:
Haltwhistle, market town, par., and township, S. Northumberland, on river South Tyne, 14½ miles W. of Hexham -- par., 58,512 ac. (613 water), pop. 6186; township, 3133 ac. (46 water), pop. 2108; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks. Market-day, Thursday; is 1½ mile S. of Roman wall; contains 2 Border towers and other interesting antiquities.
Haltwhistle is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Haltwhistle itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Haltwhistle in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9210
Date accessed: 15th November 2025
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