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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Whalton like this:
WHALTON, a parish, with a village and four townships, in Castle-Ward district, Northumberland; 2½ miles SE by S of Meldon r. station, and 6 S W of Morpeth. It has a post-office under Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Acres, 5,918. Real property, £7,356. Pop., 495. Houses, 103. The property is subdivided. ...
There are traces of a Roman camp, and slight remains of Ogle Castle. Freestone and limestone are quarried. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Durham. Value, £753.* Patron, R. Bates, Esq. The church was restored in 1783. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and partially endowed British schools.
Whalton is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Whalton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Whalton in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9769
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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