Whalton

Whalton is a small village in Northumberland, England. The population at the Census 2001 was 427, increasing to 474 at the 2011 Census.

It hosts an annual Bale Fire on 4 July, the date on which midsummer's eve was celebrated before the introduction of the Gregorian calendar to England in 1752. It features morris dancing and dancing by the children of the village school outside the Beresford Arms which provides beer and a barbecue.