Name | Molesden |
Alt names | Molesdon | source: Family History Library Catalog |
Type | Township, Civil parish |
Coordinates | 55.155°N 1.769°W |
Located in | Northumberland, England ( - 1955) |
See also | Mitford, Northumberland, England | ancient parish in which it was a township | | Castle Ward, Northumberland, England | ancient county division in which it was located | | Morpeth Rural, Northumberland, England | rural district of which it was part 1894-1955 | | Castle Morpeth District, Northumberland, England | district municipality covering the area 1974-2009 |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Molesden from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "MOLESDEN, a township in Mitford parish, Northumberland; 3½ miles WSW of Morpeth. Population: 47. Houses: 8."
Molesden was a township in the ancient parish of Mitford. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. From 1894 until 1974 it was part of Morpeth Rural District. In 1974 rural districts were abolished and Molesden became part of the Castle Morpeth District until 2009 when Northumberland became a unitary authority.
Research Tips
- Northumberland Archives previously known as Northumberland Collections Service and Northumberland County Record Office. Now based within Woodhorn Museum in Ashington and providing free access to numerous records for local and family historians alike.
- Full postal address: Museum and Northumberland Archives, Queen Elizabeth II Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9YF; Phone: 01670 624455
- There is a branch office in Berwick upon Tweed.
Categories: Northumberland, England | Molesden, Northumberland, England | Mitford, Northumberland, England | Castle Ward, Northumberland, England | Morpeth Rural, Northumberland, England | Castle Morpeth District, Northumberland, England
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