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

CHARLTON (South), a township-chapelry in Ellingham parish, Northumberland, 3¾ miles SW of Christon Bank r. station, and 5 NNW of Alnwick. Post Town, Rock, under Alnwick. Acres, 1,866. Pop., 153. Houses, 28. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Durham. Value, £200. Patron, the Duke of Northumberland. The church was built in 1862.

South Charlton through time

South 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 South Charlton itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8920

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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