Ilderton, Northumberland
Historical Description
Ilderton, a township and a parish in Northumberland. The township lies under the Cheviots, 4 miles SSE ofWooler, and 12½ NW by W of Alnwick, and has a station on a branch oftheN.E.B. Acreage, 5335; population, 112. The parish contains also the townships of Roseden, Roddam, Middleton Hall, North Middleton, and South Middleton. Population, 471. Post town, Wooperton (R.S.O.); money order office, Wooler; telegraph office, Ilderton railway station. The manor anciently belonged to the Ildertons. Much of the surface is upland. Hedgehope Mountain has an altitude of 2347 feet. A Druidical circle of 10 stones is under Hedgehope, and an ancient camp is on Roseden Edge. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Newcastle-on-Tyne; net value, £168 with residence. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is of ancient foundation, the tower being of 14th century work. In 1727 the nave was rebuilt; the old stones (Norman) were used in rebuilding. In 1879 the chancel was restored and the church reseated and generally adorned.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Northumberland | |
Ecclesiastical parish | Ilderton St. Michael | |
Poor Law union | Glendale | |
Ward | Coquetdale |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Ilderton from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Ilderton (St. Michael))
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Northumberland is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Ilderton are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following newspapers related to Northumberland online: