Place:Glanton, Northumberland, England

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Glanton is a small rural village, in the county of Northumberland, England. Historically, Glanton was a relatively industrial village, although in recent years the level of industry has declined. Agriculture now dominates the surrounding area.

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Glanton from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"GLANTON, a village and a township in Whittingham parish, Northumberland. The village stands 2 miles N of Whittingham, and 8 W of Alnwick; contains some handsome houses; and has a post office under Alnwick, and a Presbyterian church. The township comprises 1,329 acres. Population: 619. Houses: 134. Glanton House is the seat of F. J. Collingwood, Esq. Glanton Pike is a 1ofty eminence, and was anciently a beacon station, to alarm the country in times of danger. There is a petrifying spring. Several stone coffins and urns, with ancient British weapons, were found, in 1716, near Deer-street."

Glanton was a township in the ancient parish of Whittingham and became a separate civil parish in 1866. From 1894 until 1955 it was part of Alnwick Rural District. In 1955 the civil parish was abolished and the area was absorbed into the parish of Hedgeley.

Research Tips

• Northumberland Archives previously known as Northumberland Collections Service and Northumberland County Record Office. Now based within Woodhorn Museum in Ashington and providing free access to numerous records for local and family historians alike.

Full postal address: Museum and Northumberland Archives, Queen Elizabeth II Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9YF; Phone: 01670 624455

There is a branch office in Berwick upon Tweed.

• Northumberland and Durham FHS covers both Northumberland and County Durham. The Family History Society have a research centre in Percy House in central Newcastle upon Tyne (full address on website), open Monday to Friday from 10 am to 4 pm. Browse the website to see what else the society can provide.
• Further information from GENUKI
• Ordnance Survey map of Northumberland 1832 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time. This map includes the boundaries of the various Wards (or "hundreds") in existence at that time.
• Ordnance Survey map of Northumberland 1900 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
• Ordnance Survey map of Northumberland 1944 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
• English Jurisdictions 1851, a parish finding aid provided by FamilySearch, particularly helpful in large towns and cities.
• Unfortunately, there is no Victoria County History for Northumberland.