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Hallington, Northumberland
Hamlet in Northumberland, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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]
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