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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Grindon like this:
GRINDON, a township in Norham parish, Northumberland; 7 miles SW of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Acres, 1, 475. Pop., 128. house, 27. A battle was finght here, in 1558, between the Percys and the Scots.
Grindon is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Grindon itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Grindon, in Northumberland and County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4207
Date accessed: 13th February 2026
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