Chathill

Chathill is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ellingham, in Northumberland, England. It is about 9 miles (14 km) north of Alnwick and 3 miles (5 km) inland from the North Sea coast. It is served by Chathill railway station. It is on the main road serving Seahouses and the northern coast. In 1951 the parish had a population of 59.[1]

Chathill
Chathill Railway Station
Chathill is located in Northumberland
Chathill
Chathill
Location within Northumberland
OS grid referenceNU185265
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHATHILL
Postcode districtNE67
Dialling code01665
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament

Chathill is home to Preston Pele Tower, built between 1392 and 1399. One of its former owners was Sir Guiscard Harbottle of Beamish, who was killed at the Battle of Flodden. The tower has a clock, installed in 1864, which features mechanisms similar to Big Ben.[2]


Governance

Chathill is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Chathill was formerly a township in Ellingham parish,[3] from 1866 Chathill was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 and merged with Ellingham.[4]


References
  1. "Population statistics Chathill Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. "Preston Tower". www.prestontower.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. "History of Chathill, in Berwick upon Tweed and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. "Relationships and changes Chathill Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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