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CARTINGTON, a township in Rothbury parish, Northumberland; on an affluent of the river Coquet, 3 miles NW by N of Rothbury. It includes the township of Bankhead and the hamlet of Sandylands. Acres, 1,912. Pop., 84. Houses, 15. Cartington Castle was a seat of the Ratcliffes and the Widdringtons.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Cartington Parish Rothbury Parish Northumberland Ancient County |
| Place: | Cartington |
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