South Charlton
South Charlton is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Eglingham, in the English county of Northumberland, five miles (8 km) north-west of Alnwick. In 1951 the parish had a population of 82.[1]
The parish church of St. James, South Charlton was built in 1862 by James Deason of London for the 4th Duke of Northumberland, in an Early English style. It is a Grade II listed building.[2]
Two miles (3.2 km) south-east of the village, on the slopes of Heifer Law, is Heiferlaw Tower, a ruined fifteenth-century pele tower built by the monks of Alnwick Abbey.[3]
Governance[]
South Charlton was formerly a township and chapelry in Ellingham parish,[4] from 1866 South Charlton was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 and merged with Eglingham.[5]
Notable people[]
- Harold Fawcus (1876–1947), British Army general and first-class cricketer
References[]
- ^ "Population statistics South Charlton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ St. James's Church, South Charlton at britishlistedbuildings.co.uk
- ^ Heiferlaw Tower at Pastscape
- ^ "History of South Charlton, in Alnwick and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Relationships and changes South Charlton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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