Black Callerton

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Black Callerton
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Black Callerton is located in Tyne and Wear
Black Callerton
Black Callerton
Location within Tyne and Wear
Civil parish
Metropolitan borough
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Tyne and Wear
55°01′22″N 1°43′36″W / 55.022711°N 1.7266420°W / 55.022711; -1.7266420Coordinates: 55°01′22″N 1°43′36″W / 55.022711°N 1.7266420°W / 55.022711; -1.7266420

Black Callerton is a hamlet and former civil parish about 5 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne, now in the parish of Woolsington, in the Newcastle upon Tyne district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 365.[1]

History[]

The name "Callerton" means 'Calves' hill, the "Black" part distinguishes it from and .[2] Black Callerton is possibly a shrunken medieval village, although there is no indications on the ground.[3] Black Callerton was formerly a township in the parish of Newburn,[4] from 1866 Black Callerton was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished and merged with Woolsington on 1 April 1955.[5] In 1974 it became part of Tyne and Wear, having previously been part of Northumberland.

References[]

  1. ^ "Population statistics Black Callerton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Black Callerton Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Black Callerton (22749)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. ^ "History of Black Callerton, in Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Relationships and changes Black Callerton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 August 2020.


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