South Charlton

{{Short description|Village in Northumberland, England}}

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| civil_parish = Eglingham

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| region= North East England

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South Charlton is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Eglingham, in the county of Northumberland, England, {{convert|5|mi|0|spell=in}} north-west of Alnwick. In 1951 the parish had a population of 82.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10306279/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics South Charlton Tn/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=17 January 2022}}

The parish church of St. James, South Charlton was built in 1862 by James Deason of London for the 4th Duke of Northumberland, in an Early English style. It is a Grade II listed building.[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-236524-church-of-st-james-eglingham St. James's Church, South Charlton at britishlistedbuildings.co.uk]

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Two miles (3.2 km) south-east of the village, on the slopes of Heifer Law, is Heiferlaw Tower, a ruined fifteenth-century pele tower built by the monks of Alnwick Abbey.[http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=6862 Heiferlaw Tower at Pastscape]