{{Short description|Village in Northumberland, England}} {{other uses}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use British English|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox UK place |country = England |official_name= Chatton |static_image_name = Chatton War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 2463670.jpg |coordinates = {{coord|55.547|-1.914|display=inline,title}} |population = 338 |population_ref=(2011 census)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11121828&c=NE66+5NE&d=16&e=62&g=6452855&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1435922066706&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|accessdate=3 July 2015}}</ref> |unitary_england = Northumberland |lieutenancy_england = Northumberland |region= North East England |constituency_westminster = North Northumberland |post_town = ALNWICK |postcode_district = NE66 |postcode_area = NE |dial_code = 01668 |os_grid_reference = NU054281 }}
'''Chatton''' is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is roughly {{convert|6|km|mi|frac=2|spell=in|abbr=off}} east of Wooler.
==History== thumb|Petroglyphs on Chatton Park Hill Chatton has been occupied for many centuries. There has been a church on the site since the twelfth century.<ref name="nothumberland">{{cite web|url=https://communities.northumberland.gov.uk/chatton.htm|access-date=3 June 2018|title=Northumberland Communities - Chatton|publisher=Northumberland County Council}}</ref> There is evidence of occupation in prehistoric times: a rock overhang at nearby Ketley Crag has examples of pre-historic rock art petroglyphs, including a profusion of cup and ring marks, which have been described as "stunning".<ref>[http://rockart.ncl.ac.uk/panel_detail.asp?pi=235 "Ketley Crag Rock Shelter" at rockart.ncl.ac.uk] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415012601/http://rockart.ncl.ac.uk/panel_detail.asp?pi=235 |date=15 April 2012 }}</ref>
Writing in 2003, local historian Joy Palmer-Cooper described Chatton as an "'estate' village", mainly from the nineteenth century. Palmer-Cooper identified five Grade II listed buildings in Chatton: "Chatton Park House ..., Chatton Bridge, the former Chatton United Reformed Church, the Blacksmith's Shop, and Broomhouse Farmhouse."<ref>{{cite book|page=131|editor-last=Palmer-Cooper|editor-first=Joy A.|title=Chatton: A Portrait; A Celebration of Life Past and Present in a North Northumberland Village|date=2003|isbn=0-9546474-0-8|edition=1st|publisher=ABE}}</ref> In 2013, Grade II listed building status was also awarded to the Parish Church.<ref name="holycross_listing">{{NHLE|num=1415535|desc=Holy Cross Church, Chatton |accessdate=3 June 2018}}</ref>
{{anchor|Fowberry Tower}}{{anchor|Hetton Hall}}Nearby, though not within the main village itself, there are former tower houses such as Fowberry Tower and Hetton Hall, Grade II* listed fifteenth century tower houses later incorporated in country houses.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1370883|desc=Fowberry Tower|accessdate=6 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{NHLE|num=1277031|desc=Hetton Hall, Chatton |accessdate=3 June 2018}}</ref> (Both these houses are privately owned, and not open to the general public.)
==Economy== The village has amenities which include a pub (the Percy Arms) and village shop.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} <!-- == Landmarks == --> <!-- == Transport == --> <!-- == Education == -->
== Religious sites == thumb|left|Holy Cross church {{anchor|Holy Cross Church}}The present-day Holy Cross Church on Church Hill Road is a Grade II listed building. It replaced an earlier thirteenth century building, and was constructed between 1763 and 1770 with later extensions.<ref name="holycross_listing"/> The church - which belongs to the Church of England - holds regular services and is part of the southern benefice of Glendale.<ref>{{cite web|title=Holy Cross - Chatton|url=http://www.holycross.chatton.uk|type=church website|access-date=3 June 2018|publisher=Self-published}}</ref>
{{anchor|Presbyterian Church}}{{anchor|United Reformed Church}}From 1850 to 1980, the Presbyterian Church of Chatton (from 1972, a United Reformed Church) stood on New Road. In 1979, serious structural damage was found and the building closed, with the congregation conducting services in Holy Cross Church's building. The old Presbyterian Church building passed into private ownership; since 1995, it has housed the Chatton Gallery.<ref>{{cite book|pages=175–177|editor-last=Palmer-Cooper|editor-first=Joy A.|title=Chatton: A Portrait; A Celebration of Life Past and Present in a North Northumberland Village|date=2003|isbn=0-9546474-0-8|edition=1st|publisher=ABE}}</ref> <!-- == Sports == --> <!-- == Public services == --> <!-- == Notable people == -->
== See also == * Chatton transmitting station
==References== {{reflist}}
==Further reading== *{{cite book|editor-last=Palmer-Cooper|editor-first=Joy A.|title=Chatton: A Portrait; A Celebration of Life Past and Present in a North Northumberland Village|date=2003|isbn=0-9546474-0-8|edition=1st|publisher=ABE}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Chatton}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081031102149/http://www.genuki.bpears.org.uk/NBL/Chatton/index.html GENUKI] (Accessed: 6 November 2008) *[http://communities.northumberland.gov.uk/Chatton.htm Northumberland Communities] (Accessed: 6 November 2008) *[http://percyarmschatton.co.uk The Percy Arms, Chatton] (Accessed: 4 June 2018)
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Category:Archaeological sites in Northumberland Category:Villages in Northumberland
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