Stanton, Northumberland

Stanton is a small hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Netherwitton, in Northumberland, England, which is located north west of Morpeth, and north of Newcastle upon Tyne. Stanton is from the Northumberland National Park. In 1951 the parish had a population of 70.
The hamlet lies near to the River Font which joins the River Wansbeck near Mitford.

Governance

Stanton is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Stanton was formerly a township in Long Horsley parish, from 1866 Stanton was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 and merged with Netherwitton.