In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described North Seaton like this:
SEATON (North), a township in Woodhorn parish, Northumberland; on the coast, at the N side of the Wansbeck river's mouth, and at the terminus of a branch of the Blyth and Tyne railway, 6½ miles E of Morpeth. Acres, 1, 210; of which 100 are water. Pop. in 1851, 146; in 1861, 1, 262. Houses, 209. The increase of pop.arose from the extension of collieries. N. S. House is the chief residence.
North Seaton through time
North Seaton is now part of Wansbeck district. Click here for graphs and data of how Wansbeck has changed over two centuries. For statistics about North Seaton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of North Seaton, in Wansbeck and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9654
Date accessed: 23rd September 2024
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