In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Selbys Forest like this:
SELBYS-FOREST, a township in Kirknewton parish, Northumberland; 7½ miles S W of Wooler. Acres, 11, 853. Pop., 55. Houses, 9. The surface is a region of moors and mountains, and includes the central Cheviot.
Selbys Forest through time
Selbys Forest is now part of Berwick upon Tweed district. Click here for graphs and data of how Berwick upon Tweed has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Selbys Forest itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Selbys Forest, in Berwick upon Tweed and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9656
Date accessed: 07th May 2024
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