{{Short description|Village in Northumberland, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use British English|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox UK place |official_name= Whalton |country = England |region = North East England |unitary_england= Northumberland |lieutenancy_england= Northumberland |constituency_westminster= Hexham |population = 427 |population_ref=(2001 census)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790479 |title=Office for National Statistics: Neighbourhood Statistics |access-date=28 October 2009 |archive-date=13 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613065452/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790479 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |post_town = MORPETH |postcode_area = NE |postcode_district = NE61 |dial_code = |os_grid_reference = NZ129814 |coordinates = {{coord|55.1276|-1.7898|display=inline,title}} |static_image= St. Mary Magdalene church Whalton.jpg |static_image_width= 240px |static_image_caption= St. Mary Magdalene }}
'''Whalton''' is a small village in Northumberland, England. The population at the 2001 census was 427, which increased to 474 by the 2011 Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11130508&c=whalton&d=16&e=62&g=6453363&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1454149696062&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=30 January 2016}}</ref>
It hosts an annual ''Bale Fire'' on 4 July, the date on which midsummer's eve was celebrated before the introduction of the Gregorian calendar to England in 1752. It features morris dancing and dancing by the children of the village school outside of the Beresford Arms, which provides beer and a barbecue.
The annual village show takes place on the third Saturday in September, and generally includes sheep racing, classic cars, military vehicles, a birds-of-prey exhibit, archery, a brass band, a dog show, a farmers market, Northumbrian pipes music, a vegetable show, a flower show, teas and coffees, home baking, and a harvest festival at the church.
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==External links== {{Commons category|Whalton}} *[http://www.whaltonvillage.co.uk Whalton village website]
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Category:Whalton Category:Villages in Northumberland Category:Civil parishes in Northumberland
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