Chillingham, Northumberland

Chillingham
Chillingham Cattle grazing
Chillingham Location within Northumberland
Population	50 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid reference	NU060259
Unitary authority	Northumberland
Ceremonial county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ALNWICK
Postcode district	NE66
Dialling code	01668
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	North Northumberland
List of places UK England Northumberland 55°31′37″N 1°54′14″W / 55.527°N 1.904°W / 55.527; -1.904

Chillingham is a village in Northumberland, England. It is situated approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) to the east of Wooler, south of Chatton. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100. Detailed information is included in the parish of Bewick.

Chillingham is famous for its castle, which is said to be haunted, and the Chillingham Cattle, a wild herd of roughly 90 individuals which has been kept in an enclosure since the Middle Ages and strictly inbreeding for at least 300 years. The village contains Hebborn bastle house, a fortified house near Hepburn Wood.^[2]

HMS Chillingham, a Ham class minesweeper, was named after the village.

The civil parish, along with those for Chatton and Lilburn, has been served by Tillside Parish Council since 2003, under a grouping order by the former Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed.^[3] According to Tillside Parish Council, two councillors represent Chillingham on the council.^[4]