Hallington, Northumberland

Hallington is a hamlet and former civil parish about 9 miles from Hexham, now in the parish of Whittington, in the county of Northumberland, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 75.[1]

Hallington
Hallington is located in Northumberland
Hallington
Hallington
Location within Northumberland
Civil parish
  • Whittington
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Hallington Hall

History

The name "Hallington" means 'Holy valley'.[2] There are no remains of the deserted medieval village of Hallington above ground.[3] Hallington was formerly called "Haledon"[4] and "Halydon". Hallington was formerly a township in St. John Lee parish,[5] from 1866 Hallington was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 to form Whittington.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Population statistics Hallington Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. "Hallington Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  3. "Hallington (Whittington)". Keys to the Past. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  4. "Lazamons Brut". Austrian National Library. 1847. p. 430. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  5. "History of Hallington, in Tynedale and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  6. "Relationships and changes Hallington Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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