In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Charlton like this:

CHARLTON-WEST-QUARTER, a township in Bellingham parish, Northumberland; on the North Tyne river and the Border Counties railway, 2½ miles NW of Bellingham. Pop., 184. Houses, 39. See Charlton.

Charlton through time

Charlton is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Charlton itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Charlton in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22466

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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