WHALTON, a parish in the western division of CASTLE ward, county of NORTHUMBERLAND, comprising the townships of Newnham, Ocle, or Ogle, Riplington, and "Whalton, and containing 534 inhabitants, of which number, 285 are in the township of Whalton, 6 miles (S.W. byW.) from Morpeth. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Northumberland, and diocese of Durham, rated in the king's books at £13.8.1., and in the patronage of - Bates, Esq. The church is an ancient structure; it was repaired in 1783, when parapets and pinnacles were added to the tower. The rivers Blythe and Howburn run through the parish. The village is a neat well-built place, containing many commodious houses. A little to the eastward are the remains of considerable earthworks, supposed to enclose the site of the castle of the ancient barons of Whalton. About a mile and a half south of the village are some slight remains of Ogle castle, surrounded by a double fosse, part of which is in fine preservation. Margaret Moor, in 1720, left a small sum for teaching and clothing children.