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South Charlton

Village in Northumberland, England

South Charlton

Village in Northumberland, England

FieldValue
official_nameSouth Charlton
civil_parishEglingham
countryEngland
regionNorth East England
coordinates
unitary_englandNorthumberland
lieutenancy_englandNorthumberland
hide_servicesYes
static_imageSouth Charlton Church - geograph.org.uk - 322678.jpg
static_image_captionSouth Charlton Church

South Charlton is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Eglingham, in the county of Northumberland, England, 5 mi north-west of Alnwick. In 1951 the parish had a population of 82.

The parish church of St. James, South Charlton was built in 1862 by James Deason of London for the 4th Duke of Northumberland, in an Early English style. It is a Grade II listed building.

Heiferlaw Tower

Two miles (3.2 km) south-east of the village, on the slopes of Heifer Law, is Heiferlaw Tower, a ruined fifteenth-century pele tower built by the monks of Alnwick Abbey.

Governance

South Charlton was formerly a township and chapelry in Ellingham parish, from 1866 South Charlton was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 and merged with Eglingham.

Notable people

  • Harold Fawcus (1876–1947), British Army general and first-class cricketer

References

References

  1. "Population statistics South Charlton Tn/CP through time". [[A Vision of Britain through Time]].
  2. [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-236524-church-of-st-james-eglingham St. James's Church, South Charlton at britishlistedbuildings.co.uk]
  3. [http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=6862 Heiferlaw Tower at Pastscape]
  4. "History of South Charlton, in Alnwick and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time.
  5. "Relationships and changes South Charlton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time.
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