Glanton is a small rural village, in the county of Northumberland, England. Agriculture dominates the surrounding area.

Glanton
Glanton
Glanton Location within Northumberland
Population	239 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	NU075145
District	Alnwick
Shire county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ALNWICK
Postcode district	NE66
Dialling code	01665
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Berwick-upon-Tweed
List of places UK England Northumberland 55.424°N 1.883°W / 55.424; -1.883

Governance

Glanton is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed. As a district, it is a part of the unitary authority of Northumberland.

Landmarks

The Devil's Causeway passes the eastern edge of the village. The causeway was a Roman road which started at Port Gate on Hadrian's Wall, north of Corbridge, and extended 55 miles (89 km) northwards across Northumberland to the mouth of the River Tweed at Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Notable people

• Hugh Trevor-Roper, Lord Dacre of Glanton, historian

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Glanton.

• Glanton Online
• North Northumberland Online

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