In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Murton like this:
MURTON, or Moortown, a township in Tynemouth parish, Northumberland; 2 miles N W of North Shields. It contains the village of Philadelphia. Acres, 443. Pop., 543. Houses, 107. Coal is largely worked, and freestone is quarried. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
Murton through time
Murton is now part of North Tyneside district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Tyneside has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Murton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Murton, in North Tyneside and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9512
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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