Catton
Catton forms part of the Hexham estate. The parish church of Allendale, St. Cuthbert, serves the township. However, there is a strong history of religious non-conformity in the Allendale valley. A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built at Catton in 1870 and a Primitive Methodist chapel at Catton Lane Foot in 1882.
Catton formed the terminus of the Hexham and Allendale branch of the North-Eastern Railway. The 13 miles long line opened for passenger traffic in March 1869. The main purpose of the line was to transport lead ore produced in the Blackett leadmines to Hexham via the main Newcastle-Carlisle line to Newcastle. It is believed that there was a Roman station at Old Town within Catton township.
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