In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Whittingham like this:
WHITTINGHAM, a township in Rothbury district, and a parish partly also in Alnwick district, Northumberland. The township lies 8½ miles W by S of Alnwick r. station; contains a village of its own name; and has a post-office under Alnwick, and a good inn. Acres, 6,103. Pop., 703. Houses, 133. ...
A vaulted peeled tower of the 14th century is here, and has been converted into alms houses. The parish contains six other townships, and comprises 17,484 acres. Real property, £15,286. Pop., 1,923. Houses, 374. The property is not much divided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Durham. Value, £540.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Carlisle. The church is ancient and cruciform, and was much altered in 1842. There is a Presbyterian chapel.
Whittingham through time
Whittingham is now part of Alnwick district. Click here for graphs and data of how Alnwick has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Whittingham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Whittingham, in Alnwick and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9780
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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