Middleton,_Northumberland

Middleton, Northumberland

Middleton, Northumberland

Human settlement in England

Not to be confused with Middleton in the parish of Wallington Demesne, Northumberland (near Cambo).

Middleton is a settlement and civil parish in Northumberland, England. The parish is situated on the North Sea coast, south of the island of Lindisfarne, and contains the villages of Ross, Detchant and Elwick; all are shrunken medieval villages. Both the A1 London to Edinburgh road and East Coast Main Line pass through the parish. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 136,[2] falling to 115 at the 2011 Census.

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Governance

The parish is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Landmarks

The Devil's Causeway passes the village of Middleton just over 1 mile (2 km) to the east. The causeway is a Roman road which starts at Port Gate on Hadrian's Wall, north of Corbridge, and extends 55 miles (89 km) northwards across Northumberland to the mouth of the River Tweed at Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Middleton Hall is a Grade II listed Tudor style mansion. After World War II it was sold to the Greenwich Hospital Trust. It has since been restored as a private residence.[3]


References

  1. [1]
    "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. [2]
    "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Middleton CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  3. [3]
    "Middleton Hall Estate". PrimeLocation.
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