Whalton, Northumberland
Historical Description
Whalton, a village, a township, and a parish in Northumberland, 2 miles SE of S of Meldon station on the North British railway, and 6 W by S of Morpeth, with a post and money order office under Newcastle-upon-Tyne; telegraph office, Belsay. Acreage of township, 2126; population, 361; of the ecclesiastical parish, 498. There is a parish council consisting of five members. The parish comprises the townships of Newham, Ogle, and Riplington. There are traces of a Roman camp, and slight remains of Ogle Castle. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Newcastle-on-Tyne; gross value, £642 with residence. The church was restored in 1876, and consists of chancel, nave, aisles, and an embattled western tower. There are reading-rooms and a library.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Northumberland | |
| Poor Law union | Castle ward | |
| Ward | Castle |
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 Whalton from the following:
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Northumberland is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Whalton 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: