South Charlton

South Charlton
South Charlton Church
South Charlton is located in Northumberland
South Charlton
South Charlton
Location within Northumberland
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
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]

  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