South Charlton

Village in Northumberland, England

Human settlement in England

South Charlton

South Charlton Church

South Charlton

Location within Northumberland

Civil parish|

* Eglingham

Unitary authority|

* Northumberland

Ceremonial county|

* Northumberland

Region|

* North East

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom

List of places

England
Northumberland

55°28′25″N 1°44′33″W﻿ / ﻿55.473600°N 1.742363°W﻿ / 55.473600; -1.742363

South Charlton is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Eglingham, in the county of Northumberland, England, 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]

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

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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

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* Harold Fawcus (1876–1947), British Army general and first-class cricketer

## References

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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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