Halton, Northumberland
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| Halton | |
  Halton shown within Northumberland |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | Tynedale |
| Shire county | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CORBRIDGE |
| Postcode district | NE45 |
| Dialling code | 01434 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| European Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | Hexham |
| List of places: UK • England • Northumberland | |
Halton is a village in the northern part of Northumberland, England.[1] It is situated a few kilometres north of Corbridge and along the course of Hadrian's Wall. Hadrian's Wall is one of the most significant Roman monuments constructed in Great Britain and was constructed in this reach from stone deriving from the Whin Sill geologic formation. It was built in the year 122 AD. The length of Hadrian's Wall is 117 kilometres, spanning the width of the ancient province of Britannia; the wall incorporated Agricola's Ditch and was constructed mainly of stone in the eastern reaches[2] such as at Halton. The wall was constructed primarily to prevent small bands of raiders and unwanted immigration from the north, not as a fighting line for a major invasion.[3]
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[edit] Footnotes
- ^ United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map, NZ, Landranger (2004)
- ^ [1] C. Michael Hogan (2007) Hadrian's Wall, editor A. Burnham, Megalithic Portal
- ^ Stephen Johnson (2004) Hadrian's Wall, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc, 128 pages, ISBN 0713488409
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