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	Woolsington
Metropolitan borough	Newcastle upon Tyne
Metropolitan county	Tyne and Wear
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Tyne and Wear 55.022711°N 1.7266420°W / 55.022711; -1.7266420

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] The earliest reference to the settlement dates from 1246.[4] Black Callerton was formerly a township in the parish of Newburn,[5] from 1866 Black Callerton was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished and merged with Woolsington on 1 April 1955.[6] In 1974 it became part of Tyne and Wear, having previously been part of Northumberland.

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