Chathill is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ellingham, in Northumberland, England. It is about 9 miles (14 km) north of Alnwick and 3 miles (5 km) inland from the North Sea coast. It is served by Chathill railway station. It is on the main road serving Seahouses and the northern coast. In 1951 the parish had a population of 59.[1]
Chathill is home to Preston Pele Tower, built between 1392 and 1399. One of its former owners was Sir Guiscard Harbottle of Beamish, who was killed at the Battle of Flodden. The tower has a clock, installed in 1864, which features mechanisms similar to Big Ben.[2]
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Chathill is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Chathill was formerly a township in Ellingham parish,[3] from 1866 Chathill was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 and merged with Ellingham.[4]
chathill, hamlet, former, civil, parish, parish, ellingham, northumberland, england, about, miles, north, alnwick, miles, inland, from, north, coast, served, railway, station, main, road, serving, seahouses, northern, coast, 1951, parish, population, railway, . Chathill is a hamlet and former civil parish now in the parish of Ellingham in Northumberland England It is about 9 miles 14 km north of Alnwick and 3 miles 5 km inland from the North Sea coast It is served by Chathill railway station It is on the main road serving Seahouses and the northern coast In 1951 the parish had a population of 59 1 ChathillChathill Railway StationChathillLocation within NorthumberlandOS grid referenceNU185265Civil parishEllinghamDistrictNorthumberlandShire countyNorthumberlandRegionNorth EastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townCHATHILLPostcode districtNE67Dialling code01665PoliceNorthumbriaFireNorthumberlandAmbulanceNorth EastUK ParliamentBerwick upon TweedList of places UK England Northumberland 55 31 55 N 1 42 29 W 55 532 N 1 708 W 55 532 1 708Chathill is home to Preston Pele Tower built between 1392 and 1399 One of its former owners was Sir Guiscard Harbottle of Beamish who was killed at the Battle of Flodden The tower has a clock installed in 1864 which features mechanisms similar to Big Ben 2 Governance editChathill is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick upon Tweed Chathill was formerly a township in Ellingham parish 3 from 1866 Chathill was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 and merged with Ellingham 4 References edit Population statistics Chathill Tn CP through time A Vision of Britain through Time Retrieved 15 January 2022 Preston Tower www prestontower co uk Retrieved 18 February 2016 History of Chathill in Berwick upon Tweed and Northumberland A Vision of Britain through Time Retrieved 15 January 2022 Relationships and changes Chathill Tn CP through time A Vision of Britain through Time Retrieved 15 January 2022 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chathill nbsp This Northumberland location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chathill amp oldid 1083606898, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
