Set against a backcloth of Northumbrian hills and overlooking the beautiful Vale of Whittingham rests the village of Glanton. Like many a village in this lovely county, it has a simple, almost accidental charm which seems to reflect the hardworking lives of its founders.
The rugged countryside bred keen and diligent farmers whose homesteads formed the beginnings of the village. They were followed by a host of country businesses: masons, joiners and plumbers, saddlers and blacksmiths, butchers, bakers, grocers and many others. It is their homes, plain but strongly built, which give the place its character. Seldom is there a flower garden at the front, though there is usually a vegetable plot at the back. Nor is there any central village green. Such was the practical nature of our forefathers.
