Chillingham, Northumberland

Coordinates: 55°31′38″N 1°54′15″W / 55.527241°N 1.904152°W / 55.527241; -1.904152

Chillingham
Chillingham Cattle grazing
Chillingham  Chillingham shown within Northumberland
Population	50 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid reference	NU060259
Shire county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ALNWICK
Postcode district	NE66
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
EU Parliament	North East England
List of places: UK • England • Northumberland

Chillingham is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) to the east of Wooler, south of Chatton.

Chillingham is famous for its castle^{[citation needed]}, which is said to be haunted, and the Chillingham Cattle^{[citation needed]}, a wild herd of roughly 50 individuals that are kept in an enclosure since the Middle Ages and have been strictly inbreeding for at least 300 years. The village contains Hebborn bastle house, a fortified house near Hepburn Wood.^[2]

HMS Chillingham, a Ham class minesweeper, was named after the village.

Notable people

• The Irish composer Charles Villiers Stanford wrote a song titled Chillingham, serenading the beauty and peace of the landscape.

References

1. ^ Office for National Statistics: Neighbourhood Statistics
2. ^ "Background". Famous Hepburns. http://www.hebborn.btinternet.co.uk/background.htm. Retrieved 22 April 2010. 

External links

• GENUKI (Accessed: 1 November, 2008)
• Northumberland Communities (Accessed: 1 November, 2008)