In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Whorlton like this:
WHORLTON (East and West), a township in Newburn parish, Northumberland; 5 miles NW by N of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Acres, 585. Pop., 62. Houses, 11.
Whorlton through time
Whorlton 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 Whorlton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Whorlton, in Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9789
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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