Glororum is a hamlet in the civil parish of
Stannington 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
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...
, about west of
Clifton and the
A1 road
A list of roads designated A1, sorted by alphabetical order of country.
* A01 highway (Afghanistan), a long ring road or beltway connecting Kabul, Kandahar, Herat and Mazar
* A1 motorway (Albania), connecting Durrës and Kukës
* A001 highw ...
. The nearest railway station is
Morpeth on the East Coast Main Line. An infrequent bus service operates between Morpeth and Stannington or St Mary's Park.
Founded as a farm in the 19th century by the Brown brothers, the name of the settlement is apparently borrowed from
Glororum near
Bamburgh
Bamburgh ( ) is a village and civil parish on the coast of Northumberland, England. It had a population of 454 in 2001, decreasing to 414 at the 2011 census.
Bamburgh was the centre of an independent north Northumbrian territory between 867 a ...
, whose name is said to be derived from the expression 'Glower over them'.
The settlement consists mostly of 19th century farm buildings, many of which have been converted for residential purposes. A quarry was operated northeast of Glororum. In 1941, some buildings were damaged by bombs.
References
{{Reflist
Stannington, Northumberland
Populated places in Northumberland