Horton, Cramlington
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| Horton | |
| Northumberland | |
|---|---|
 St Mary The Virgin, Horton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NZ285815 |
| Location: | 55°7’37"N, 1°33’18"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Blyth |
| Postcode: | NE24 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Northumberland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Blyth Valley |
Horton is a village in Northumberland about two miles west of Blyth, and south of the River Blyth.
The place-name Horton is a common one in Britain, deriving from the Old English horu tun, meaning 'dirt / muddy estate', presumably meaning 'farm on muddy soil'.[1]
Parish church
The church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.[2]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Horton, Cramlington) |
References
- ↑ Victor Watts (ed.), The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Based on the Collections of the English Place-Name Society (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004), s.v. HORTON.
- ↑ Purves, Geoffrey (2006). Churches of Newcastle and Northumberland. Stroud, Gloucestershire, England: Tempus Publishing Limited. pp. 80. ISBN 0-7524-4071-3. http://www.tempus-publishing.com.
