Black Callerton

Black Callerton is a hamlet and former civil parish about 5 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne, now in the parish of Woolsington, in the Newcastle upon Tyne district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 365.[1]

Black Callerton
Black Callerton
Location within Tyne and Wear
Civil parish
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

History

The name "Callerton" means 'Calves' hill, the "Black" part distinguishes it from High and Little Callerton.[2] Black Callerton is possibly a shrunken medieval village, although there is no indications on the ground.[3] Black Callerton was formerly a township in the parish of Newburn,[4] from 1866 Black Callerton was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished and merged with Woolsington on 1 April 1955.[5] In 1974 it became part of Tyne and Wear, having previously been part of Northumberland.

References
  1. "Population statistics Black Callerton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  2. "Black Callerton Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  3. Historic England. "Black Callerton (22749)". PastScape. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. "History of Black Callerton, in Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  5. "Relationships and changes Black Callerton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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