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Location within Northumberland | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Hallington is a hamlet and former civil parish about 9 miles from Hexham, now in the parish of Whittington, in the county of Northumberland, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 75. [1]
The name "Hallington" means 'Holy valley'. [2] There are no remains of the deserted medieval village of Hallington above ground. [3] Hallington was formerly called "Haledon" [4] and "Halydon". Hallington was formerly a township in St. John Lee parish, [5] from 1866 Hallington was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 to form Whittington. [6]