Prudhoe, Northumberland

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Prudhoe is a town in Northumberland

Other current and historical names

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Prudhoe within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Prudhoe in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Prudhoe Castle, township (ry. sta. Prudhoe), Ovingham par., Northumberland, adjacent to Prudhoe, 796 ac. (32 water), pop. 844; the ruin of Prudhoe Castle, besieged (1174) by William the Lion, King of Scotland, is the property of the Duke of Northumberland, who has the title of Baron Prudhoe.

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Prudhoe, township and vil. with ry. sta., Ovingham par., Northumberland, on river Tyne, 11 miles W. of Newcastle, 1457 ac., pop. 3041; P.O., T.O., and P.O. at sta., called Prudhoe Station; has coal mines.

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