In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Lanton like this:
LANTON, a township in Kirk-Newton parish, Northumberland; on the river Glen, 4¼ miles NW of Wooler. Acres, 983. Pop., 74. Houses, 16. Lanton Hill is crowned by a monument, erected by the late Sir W. Davidson, to his brother Capt. Davidson, and to himself.
Lanton through time
Lanton is now part of Berwick upon Tweed district. Click here for graphs and data of how Berwick upon Tweed has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Lanton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lanton, in Berwick upon Tweed and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9429
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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