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

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]

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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