In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hedley like this:
HEDLEY-ON-THE-HILL, AND HEDLEY-WOODSIDE, two townships in Ovingham parish, Northumberland; adjacent to the boundary with Durham, 3 miles SE of Stocksfield r. station, and 10 ESE of Hexham. Acres, 1, 399 and 1, 364. Pop., 241 and 69. Houses, 48 and 8. The manor belongs to the Duke of Northumberland. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
Hedley through time
Hedley is now part of Tynedale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Tynedale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hedley itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hedley, in Tynedale and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9272
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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