Chatton
Lying in picturesque Glendale near the Cheviot Hills, in the northern part of Northumberland, Chatton is a small rural village. It is set in a parish of the same name within the Bamburgh deanery, and is situated in a valley on the river Till, which rises south of the Cheviots. Chatton's geographical location is five miles southwest of Belford and five miles east of Wooler.
Not far from Chatton is Fowberry Tower, a 15th-century structure built originally for defence during the lawless border raids. It is to be found on the banks of the river Till and is set in parkland with notable specimens of a variety of trees. The tower was converted to a residence in the 17th century. It was later the home of George Culley, the great agricultural reformer who along with his brother Matthew set about improving methods of soil cultivation in the 19th century. Stock improvement was carried out too, and this included the production of the Border Leicester breed of sheep.
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