| Chollerton | |
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_(geograph_3403939).jpg) Chollerton Farm | |
  Chollerton Location withinNorthumberland | |
| Population | 818 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NY935725 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HEXHAM |
| Postcode district | NE46 |
| Dialling code | 01434 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
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Chollerton is a village inNorthumberland, England, on theA6079 road about six miles (10 km) to the north ofHexham, on theRiver North Tyne. Nearby villages includeLow Brunton andHumshaugh. The village has a fine example of amounting block standing at the churchyard gate.[2]
The church, built around the 12th century from local stone quarried from nearby, is dedicated toSaint Giles, and is noteworthy for the four large Roman columns built into its south aisle. These are believed to have been brought from the Roman fort ofChesters a couple of miles downstream.
Chollerton is also a registration sub-district in Northumberland; its population in 1851 was 5024 people.[3]
The etymology of the name Chollerton is uncertain; possibly it is from the Old English "Ceolferth's tun" but more likely it meant "tun by Ceolan ford or Ceolford", if so "Ceolford" meant "Ceola's ford" (i.e. modern Chollerford).[4][5]
Chollerton is in theparliamentary constituency ofHexham.
Chollerton was served by Chollerton railway station on theBorder Counties Railway which linked theNewcastle and Carlisle Railway, nearHexham, with theBorder Union Railway atRiccarton Junction in Scotland. The first section of the route was opened betweenHexham andChollerford in 1858, the remainder opening in 1862. The line was closed to passengers byBritish Railways in 1956.
The station still stands and is now in use as a private house. Also still standing is a small viaduct over the road into the village.
A mile to the south-east, Cocklaw Tower is a ruined late 14th or early 15th-century tower house.[6]
Awdry, Christopher (1990).Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd.ISBN 1-8526-0049-7.OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
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