In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rimside Moor like this:
RIMSIDE-MOOR, a moor in the N of Long Framlington parish, Northumberland; 4 miles E N E of Rothbury. A Northumbrian proverb says, " As wide as Rimside Moor; " and an old ballad is called " The Black Sow of Rimside and the Monk of Holy Island."
Additional information about this locality is available for Edlingham
Rimside Moor through time
Rimside Moor is now part of Alnwick district. Click here for graphs and data of how Alnwick has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rimside Moor itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rimside Moor, in Alnwick and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25091
Date accessed: 22nd October 2024
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