Welton, Northumberland
Historical Description
Welton, a township in Ovingham parish, Northumberland, near the Roman Wall, 3 miles from Prndhoe station on the N.E.R., and 9 ENE of Hexham. Post town and money order and telegraph office, Stocksfield (R.S.O.) Acreage, 1145 of land and 59 of water; population, 50. The reservoirs for the supply of water to Newcastle-on-Tyne are partly in this township.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Northumberland | |
Civil parish | Ovingham | |
Poor Law union | Hexham | |
Ward | Tindale |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Welton from the following:
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Northumberland is available to browse.
Newspapers and Periodicals
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