Place:South Middleton (near Morpeth), Northumberland, England

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NameSouth Middleton (near Morpeth)
Alt namesSouth Middleton
TypeTownship, Civil parish
Coordinates55.145°N 1.912°W
Located inNorthumberland, England
See alsoHartburn, Northumberland, Englandancient parish in which it was a township
Morpeth Ward, Northumberland, Englandancient county division in which it was located
Morpeth Rural, Northumberland, Englandrural district of which it was part 1894-1955
Wallington Demesne, Northumberland, Englandcivil parish into which it was absorbed in 1955
source: Family History Library Catalog

NOTE: There are two pairs of villages or hamlets named North Middleton and South Middleton in Northumberland. This is part of the southern pair. The other pair is near Wooler.


A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of South Middleton (near Morpeth) from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"MIDDLETON (South), a township in Hartburn parish, Northumberland; on the river Wansbeck, and on the Wansbeck Valley railway, at Middleton [railway] station, 10¼ miles W of Morpeth. Acres: 609. Population: 22. Houses: 3."

South Middleton was originally a township in the ancient parish of Hartburn, Northumberland. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. From 1894 until 1955 it was part of Morpeth Rural District. In 1955 it was abolished and absorbed into the nearby parish of Wallington Demesne.

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