About the town » Chollerton, Northumberland, England, Great Britain

Chollerton is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated on the A6079 road, about 6 miles (10 km) to the north of Hexham, on the River North Tyne. Nearby villages include Low Brunton and Humshaugh. The village has a fine example of a mounting block standing at the churchyard gate.Chollerton is also a registration sub-district in Northumberland; its population in 1851 was 5024 people.The etymology of the name Chollerton is uncertain; possibly it is from the Old English "Ceolferth's tun" but more likely it meant "tun by Ceolan ford or Ceolford", if so "Ceolford" meant "Ceola's ford" (i.e. modern Chollerford).