Place:


Hazlerigg  Northumberland

 

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hazlerigg like this:

HAZLERIGG, a village in Killingworth and Weetslade townships, Longbenton parish, Northumberland; on the river Tyne, 4 miles E of Newcastle. Many of its inhabitants are employed in the coal and iron trade.

The location is where the name "Hazelrigg" appears on modern OS 1:50,000 maps.

Hazlerigg through time

Hazlerigg 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 Hazlerigg itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hazlerigg, in Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22777

Date accessed: 05th November 2024


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