Help needed with place names

[heilanlassie]

After downloading census images, I am having difficulty reading certain place names.

Before I start uploading the image, I thought maybe someone local would know some of the places, and be able to tell me if I have read them correctly.

1) Morton, Northumberland?
2) Holburn, Northimberland?
3) Sowell Forest, Northumberland?
4) West Westwood, Northumberland?

The last one is really baffling me, it looks like Riorly or Reorby, Northumberland.

Thanks in advance.

[Tickettyboo]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_in_Northumberland
That may help, but bear in mind that enumerators were not always 'locals' so may have had difficulty with accents etc and spelling could be optional at the best of times.

I'd suggest Murton for Morton.

Post the image  or the census refs and we can give you our best shots at it

Boo

[KGarrad]

Try the place-name index on GenUKI:
http://www.genuki.bpears.org.uk/NBL/Gazetteer/

1) Morton could be Murton.
2) Holburn is Holburn, Holborn or Howburn in Lowick parish.
3) Sowell Forest - Low Forest?
4) West Westwood - there's a Westwood in Hexham?
5) Could Riorly or Reorby be Ridley?

[heilanlassie]

Cropped from the 1881 census

[heilanlassie]

Another cropped section from the 1881 census

[KGarrad]

I found this description:
NGRAM (St. Michael), a parish, in the union of Glendale, N. division of Coquetdale ward and of Northumberland. Rural Deanery of Rothbury.

Could Riorby possible be Rothbury?!

[Millmoor]

Might it be Lowick Forest? There is a Holburn in Lowick parish.

Might be worth going to Genuki and the information for Ingram and Lowick parishes and click on nearby places.

William

[heilanlassie]

Try the place-name index on GenUKI:
http://www.genuki.bpears.org.uk/NBL/Gazetteer/

1) Morton could be Murton.
2) Holburn is Holburn, Holborn or Howburn in Lowick parish.
3) Sowell Forest - Low Forest?
4) West Westwood - there's a Westwood in Hexham?
5) Could Riorly or Reorby be Ridley?

I have been studying the link you sent me for genuki, and I'm wondering if Riorly / Reorby could be Reaveley.
What do you think?

[Tickettyboo]

Can you give us the census ref or the name and age of one of the people on this return so we can go look?

Wherever you got the image from, on the transcription page it will give the census ref. We would need the Piece number , Folio, page details

Boo