National Gazetteer (1868) - Halton
"HALTON, (or Halton-chesters), a township in the parish of Corbridge, E.
division of Tynedale ward, county Northumberland, 5 miles N.E. of Hexham,
and 2¼ N.W. of Corbridge railway station. It is situated near
Halton-Chesters, or Hunnum of the Notilia, on the Wall, where Roman coins
and foundations of buildings have been discovered. The living is a
perpetual curacy annexed to the vicarage of Corbridge. The church was
rebuilt in 1706, and is a chapel-of-ease to Corbridge. Halton Tower, the
seat of the Haltons and Carnabys, is an ancient building with four towers.
In it is preserved a sword 64 inches in length. Sir Edward Blackett, Bart.,
is lord of the manor, and sole landowner.
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
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