Whalton, Northumberland

Description
Whalton, a village, a township, and a parish in Northumberland, 2 miles SE of S of Meldon station on the North British railway, and 6 W by S of Morpeth, with a post and money order office under Newcastle-upon-Tyne; telegraph office, Belsay. Acreage of township, 2126; population, 361; of the ecclesiastical parish, 498. There is a parish council consisting of five members. The parish comprises the townships of Newham, Ogle, and Riplington. There are traces of a Roman camp, and slight remains of Ogle Castle. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Newcastle-on-Tyne; gross value, £642 with residence. The church was restored in 1876, and consists of chancel, nave, aisles, and an embattled western tower. There are reading-rooms and a library.