| Name | Whittington |
| Type | Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 55.031°N 1.993°W |
| Located in | Northumberland, England (1955 - ) |
| See also | Bingfield, Northumberland, England | civil parish absorbed into Whittington in 1955 | | Clarewood, Northumberland, England | civil parish absorbed into Whittington in 1955 | | Great Whittington, Northumberland, England | civil parish absorbed into Whittington in 1955 | | Hallington, Northumberland, England | civil parish absorbed into Whittington in 1955 | | Halton, Northumberland, England | civil parish absorbed into Whittington in 1955 | | Hexham Rural, Northumberland, England | rural district of which it was part 1955-1974 | | Tynedale District, Northumberland, England | district municipality covering the area 1974-2009 |
Whittington is a civil parish created in 1955 in Hexham Rural District in Northumberland, England. It absorbed the following civil parishes:
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In 1974 rural districts were abolished and Whittington became part of the Tynedale District until 2009 when Northumberland became a unitary authority.
Whittington is 7 miles NE of Hexham with a population of 401, as of the 2011 British Census, and an area of 1494 acres. It is often referred to as Great Whittington, the name of the largest village and the name of the earlier civil parish. Little Whittington parish was absorbed into Corbridge at the same time.
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.
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