Northumberland county page

Contents

Northumberland Towns & Parishes

Nearby places

WHALTON

The location of the Parish of Whalton (shown in green).
[View a zoomable and navigable Map of the Area provided by Multimap.]

"WHALTON is a parish comprising the townships of Newham, Ogle, Riplington, and Whalton. It is bounded on the north by Meldon parish, on the west by Tindale Ward, on the south by Newburn Parish, and on the east by Ponteland. It comprises an area of 5,918 acres, and its population in 1801, was 470; in 1811, 541; in 1821, 534; in 1831, 548; in 1841, 531; and in 1851, 461 souls. The decrease of population in Whalton, which is an agricultural parish, is attributed to the employment of single men instead of married labourers as formerly. The rivers Blyth and Howburn intersect this parish." [From History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland, Whellan, 1855].

Census

• The 1851 Census Index (microfiche CN14) published by the Northumberland and Durham Family History Society may be of value to researchers interested in this parish.
  
  

Return to top of page

Church Records

• Whalton - Church Records - links and information.
  
  

Civil Registration

• This area is now within Northumberland Central Registration District. Certificates of birth, death and marriage can be obtained from: Superintendent Registrar, Register Office, 94 Newgate Street, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 1BU. If ordering certificates from a District Office, please note the following:
  
  
  1. The cost of a certificate is currently (from 1st April 2003) £ 7.00 - send a Sterling cheque payable to the Superintendent Registrar plus return postage or two International Reply Coupons;
  2. The G.R.O. (St Catherine's) Index references are of no value;
  3. For marriage certificates, the precise place of marriage must be given;
  4. Civil Registration in England and Wales began on July 1st 1837.
     
     

Return to top of page

Description and Travel

• Photographs of Whalton from Les Bell's Northumberland Cam website.
  
  
• Photographs of Whalton from the FreeFoto.com website.
  
  
• Castle Morpeth Borough, Northumberland, UK, England
  
  

Return to top of page

Gazetteers

• The section of The National Gazetteer (1868) relating to this parish - transcribed by Colin Hinson.
  
  

Return to top of page

History

• The history of Whalton Parish is included in:- Hodgson, J., History of Northumberland, Part 2, Volume 1. Newcastle, 1827. (Available on fiche from Ancestral Indexes).
  
  

Return to top of page

Maps

• The Landmark Information Group have provided free online access to 19th century Ordnance Survey maps of the whole of Great Britain. The following links will take you directly to maps centered approximately on the places named and you can then navigate (click on the map to re-centre or use the arrows) and zoom (using the buttons below the map) as desired.
  
  

  Ogle, Riplington, Whalton.

• You can also view modern maps of the same locations provided by Streetmap.
  
  

  Ogle, Riplington, Whalton.

Return to top of page

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• Whalton Parish was part of Castle Ward Poor Law Union. The Union Workhouse was located near the village of Ponteland. Some records are held at Northumberland Collections Service, but these are of limited genealogical value.
  
  
• Peter Higginbotham has provided details, a map and photographs of Castle Ward Workhouse.
  
  

Return to top of page

Find help, report problems, or contribute information