Whalton Northumberland Family History Guide

Whalton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Northumberland.

Other places in the parish include: Riplington, Ogle, Newham near Morpeth, and Newham.

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Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1661
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1769

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

WHALTON, a parish, with a village and four townships, in Castle-Ward district, Northumberland; 2½ miles SE by S of Meldon r. station, and 6 SW of Morpeth. It has a post-office under Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Acres, 5,918. Real property, £7,356. Pop., 495. Houses, 103. The property is subdivided. There are traces of a Roman camp, and slight remains of Ogle Castle. Freestone and limestone are quarried. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Durham. Value, £753. Patron, R. Bates, Esq. The church was restored in 1783. There are a Wesleyan chapel, and partially endowed British schools.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Northumberland, Whalton – Cemeteries ( 1 )
The monumental inscriptions of the Parish Church and churchyard of St. Mary Magdalene, Whalton, Northumberland
Author: Thirkell, Philip R. G.; Mason, D.; Readdie, J. A.; Northumberland & Durham Family History Society

England, Northumberland, Whalton – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Whalton, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Northumberland, Whalton – Church records ( 5 )
England, Northumberland, Whalton, bishop’s transcripts, 1769-1825
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Whalton (Northumberland); Durham University Library

England, Northumberland, Whalton, parish registers, 1837-2014
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Whalton (Northumberland); Northumberland Archives Service (Ashington, Northumberland)

Parish chest records of Whalton, Northumberland, 1716-1921
Author: Whalton (Northumberland)

Parish registers of Whalton, Northumberland, 1661-1936
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Whalton (Northumberland)

The registers of Whalton in the county of Northumberland : baptisms, 1661-1812, marriages, 1661-1812, burials, 1661-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Whalton (Northumberland); Walker, John; Wood, Herbert Maxwell

England, Northumberland, Whalton – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Whalton, Nhumb., Eng

Administration

  • County: Northumberland
  • Civil Registration District: Castle Ward
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Durham (Episcopal Consistory)
  • Diocese: Durham
  • Rural Deanery: Morpeth
  • Poor Law Union: Castle Ward
  • Hundred: Castle Ward
  • Province: York