Gallow Hill, Northumberland

Historical Description

Gallow Hill, a township in Bolam parish, Northumberland, near Watling Street, 7½ miles WSW of Morpeth, and 1½ mile from Meldon station on the North British railway. Acreage, 628; population, 71. Lord Decies is lord of the manor and sole landowner. This was formerly the place of execution for the barony of Bolam, whence its name.

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.

Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Gallow Hill from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Gallow-Hill)

Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Northumberland is available to browse.

Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following newspapers related to Northumberland online:

• Morpeth Herald
• Berwickshire News and General Advertiser
• The Berwick Advertiser
• Alnwick Mercury
• Illustrated Berwick Journal