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]

This article is about the village north of Alnwick. For its neighbour, see North Charlton. For the village 50 km away on the North Tyne near Bellingham, see Charlton, Northumberland. For other uses, see Charlton.
South Charlton Church

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]

Heiferlaw Tower

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
  1. "Population statistics South Charlton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. St. James's Church, South Charlton at britishlistedbuildings.co.uk
  3. Heiferlaw Tower at Pastscape
  4. "History of South Charlton, in Alnwick and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. "Relationships and changes South Charlton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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