Chathill

Chathill

Chathill Railway Station
Chathill
 Chathill shown within Northumberland
OS grid referenceNU185265
DistrictBerwick-upon-Tweed
Shire countyNorthumberland
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town CHATHILL
Postcode district NE67
Dialling code 01665
Police Northumbria
Fire Northumberland
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
UK ParliamentBerwick-upon-Tweed
List of places
UK
England
Northumberland

Coordinates: 55°31′55″N 1°42′29″W / 55.532°N 1.708°W / 55.532; -1.708

Chathill is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is about 9 miles (14 km) north of Alnwick and 3 miles (5 km) inland from the North Sea coast. It is served by Chathill railway station. It is on the main road serving Seahouses and the northern coast.

Chathill is home to Preston Pele Tower, built between 1392 and 1399. One of its former owners was Sir Guiscard Harbottle of Beamish, who was killed at the Battle of Flodden, who was also an ancestor of Diana, Princess of Wales. The tower has a clock, installed in 1864, which features mechanisms similar to Big Ben.[1]


Governance

Chathill is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.


References

  1. "Preston Tower". www.prestontower.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
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