South Charlton
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South Charlton is a small village in the English
county of Northumberland
. It is located 5 miles (8 km) north west of Alnwick
, in the civil parish of Eglingham
.
The parish church of St. James, South Charlton was built in 1862 by James Deason of London for the 4th Duke of Northumberland
, in an Early English style. It is a Grade II listed building.
Two miles south-east of the village, on the slopes of Heifer Law, is Heiferlaw Tower, a ruined fifteenth century pele tower
built by the monks of Alnwick Abbey.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
. It is located 5 miles (8 km) north west of Alnwick
Alnwick
Alnwick is a small market town in north Northumberland, England. The town's population was just over 8000 at the time of the 2001 census and Alnwick's district population was 31,029....
, in the civil parish of Eglingham
Eglingham
Eglingham is a village in Northumberland, England, situated about north-west of Alnwick and from Wooler. It lies in the sheltered valley of the Eglingham Burn, a tributary of the River Aln, about above sea level, in a rural conservation area set amongst rolling countryside, within of the...
.
The parish church of St. James, South Charlton was built in 1862 by James Deason of London for the 4th Duke of Northumberland
Duke of Northumberland
The Duke of Northumberland is a title in the peerage of Great Britain that has been created several times. Since the third creation in 1766, the title has belonged to the House of Percy , which held the title of Earl of Northumberland from 1377....
, in an Early English style. It is a Grade II listed building.
Two miles south-east of the village, on the slopes of Heifer Law, is Heiferlaw Tower, a ruined fifteenth century pele tower
Peel tower
Peel towers are small fortified keeps or tower houses, built along the English and Scottish borders in the Scottish Marches and North of England, intended as watch towers where signal fires could be lit by the garrison to warn of approaching danger...
built by the monks of Alnwick Abbey.