# Glanton

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{{Short description|Village in Northumberland, England}}
{{for|people named Glanton|Glanton (surname)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
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{{Infobox UK place
|official_name = Glanton
|country = England 
|region = North East England
|shire_county = [Northumberland](/source/Northumberland)
|shire_district = [Alnwick](/source/Alnwick)
|constituency_westminster= [North Northumberland](/source/North_Northumberland_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
|population = 239
|population_ref=(2011 census)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123741&c=NE66+4AG&d=16&e=62&g=6452839&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1435747016867&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|accessdate=1 July 2015}}</ref>
|post_town = ALNWICK
|postcode_area = NE
|postcode_district = NE66
|dial_code = 01665
|os_grid_reference = NU075145
|coordinates = {{coord|55.424|-1.883|display=inline,title}}
|static_image_name = Village street - geograph.org.uk - 260893.jpg
|static_image_caption = Glanton
}}
'''Glanton''' is a small rural village, in the county of [Northumberland](/source/Northumberland), England. Agriculture dominates the surrounding area.
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== Governance ==
'''Glanton''' is in the [parliamentary](/source/British_House_of_Commons) constituency of [Berwick-upon-Tweed](/source/Berwick-upon-Tweed_(UK_Parliament_constituency)). As a  district, it is a part of the unitary authority of Northumberland.
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==Landmarks==
The [Devil's Causeway](/source/Devil's_Causeway) passes the eastern edge of the village. The causeway was a [Roman](/source/Ancient_Rome) road which started at Port Gate on [Hadrian's Wall](/source/Hadrian's_Wall), north of [Corbridge](/source/Corbridge), and extended {{convert|55|mi|0}} northwards across Northumberland to the mouth of the [River Tweed](/source/River_Tweed) at [Berwick-upon-Tweed](/source/Berwick-upon-Tweed).
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==Notable people==
*[Hugh Trevor-Roper](/source/Hugh_Trevor-Roper), Lord Dacre of Glanton, historian

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.glantononline.net/ Glanton Online]
*[http://www.nnouk.com/ North Northumberland Online]

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Category:Villages in Northumberland

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