I had a look at the old newspapers to see if there was anything about the Factory but it's elusive. There are a couple in the 1870s, advertising for tailors.
One interesting article in the late 1880s describes a train journey and mentions that Chevington and Acklington used to be populous places before the textile traders moved away to the cities. There was certainly a textile enterprise at Acklington and a Factory so maybe Chevington was the same.
The parish registers (Warkworth) might give a clue. I seem to remember plenty of entries for Acklington and the Factory.
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