Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Belford

Belford, par. and market town with ry. sta., N. Northumberland, 15 miles SE. of Berwick, near the sea and opposite the Farne islands -- par., 9945 ac., pop. 1532; township, 2863 ac., pop. 924; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Thursday; contains Belford Hall.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish and market town with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Belford CP/Ch/Tn       Northumberland AncC
Place: Belford

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