Charlton, Northumberland Explained

Official Name:Charlton
Os Grid Reference:NY805855
Coordinates:55.163°N -2.308°W
Unitary England:Northumberland
Lieutenancy England:Northumberland
Region:North East England
Country:England
Post Town:HEXHAM
Postcode Area:NE
Postcode District:NE48
Dial Code:01434
Constituency Westminster:Hexham

 

Charlton is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about to the northwest of Bellingham, on the River North Tyne.

Governance

Charlton is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.

Transport

Charlton was served by Charlton railway station on the Border Counties Railway which linked the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, near Hexham, with the Border Union Railway at Riccarton Junction. The first section of the route was opened between Hexham and Chollerford in 1858, the remainder opening in 1862. The line was closed to passengers by British Railways in 1956. Part of the line is now beneath the surface of Kielder Water.