Callaly is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in
Northumberland
Northumberland ( ) is a ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North East England, on the Anglo-Scottish border, border with Scotland. It is bordered by the North Sea to the east, Tyne and Wear and County Durham to the south, Cumb ...
, England. It is about to the west of
Alnwick
Alnwick ( ) is a market town in Northumberland, England, of which it is the traditional county town. The population at the 2011 Census was 8,116.
The town is south of Berwick-upon-Tweed and the Scottish border, inland from the North Sea ...
. The main
A697 road (to
Morpeth) is away. It is on the line of the Roman road linking the Roman forts of
High Rochester to the west and
Learchild to the east, where it joins the
Devil's Causeway Roman road to the north. The parish includes the hamlets of
Lorbottle and
Yetlington.
Governance
Callaly is in the
parliamentary
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constituency of
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed (), sometimes known as Berwick-on-Tweed or simply Berwick, is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, and the northernmost town in England. The 2011 United Kingdom census recor ...
. The parish of "Callaly" was formed on 1 April 1955 from
Callaly and Yetlington and "Lorbottle".
Landmarks
Callaly Castle, a
Grade 1 listed building, is located just north of the village.
Dancing Hall is located outside of Callaly village.
References
External links
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Villages in Northumberland
Civil parishes in Northumberland
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