Halton, Northumberland

Human settlement in England

Whittington

Unitary authority

Northumberland

Northumberland

Region

North East

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55°00′14″N 2°00′14″W / 55.004°N 2.004°W / 55.004; -2.004

Halton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Whittington, in the southern part of Northumberland, England. It is situated 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Corbridge just south of Hadrian's Wall. In 1951 the parish had a population of 24.^[1]

Halton Castle is a pele tower and grade I listed building.

Governance

Halton was formerly a township and chapelry in Corbridge parish,^[2] from 1866 Halton was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 to form Whittington.^[3]

References

^ "Population statistics Halton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
^ "History of Halton, in Tynedale and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
^ "Relationships and changes Halton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 15 January 2022.