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Chollerton is a small village and large civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the A6079 road about to the north of Hexham, on the River Tyne. Nearby villages include Low Brunton and Humshaugh. The village has a fine example of a mounting block standing at the churchyard gate. Book of the British Countryside. London: Drive Publications, (1973). p. 302.
The church, built around the 12th century from local stone quarried from nearby, is dedicated to Saint Giles, and is noteworthy for the four large Roman columns built into its south aisle. These are believed to have been brought from the Roman fort of Cilurnum a couple of miles downstream.
Chollerton is also a registration sub-district in Northumberland; its population in 1851 was 5024 people. A Vision of Britain Through Time
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).Ekwall, E. (1940) The Concise Dictionary of English Place-names; 2nd ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press; p. 101"Chollerton" is also an older form of Chorlton, Manchester.
The station still stands and is now in use as a private house. Also still standing is a small viaduct over the road into the village.
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