# Whalton

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{{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](/source/Northumberland_County_Council)
|lieutenancy_england=    [Northumberland](/source/Northumberland)
|constituency_westminster= [Hexham](/source/Hexham_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
|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](/source/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](/source/midsummer)'s eve was celebrated before the introduction of the [Gregorian calendar](/source/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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[Whalton Manor](/source/Whalton_Manor) is located at the heart of Whalton. Its garden is open to the public.
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==External links==
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*[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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