Middleton, Northumberland

Middleton
Middleton
	Middleton Location within Northumberland
Population	115 [2011]
OS grid reference	NU085365
Unitary authority	Northumberland;
Ceremonial county	Northumberland;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BELFORD
Postcode district	NE70
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Berwick-upon-Tweed;
	List of places UK England Northumberland 55°37′19″N 1°52′01″W / 55.622°N 1.867°W

Middleton is a 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 Middleton, 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.

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.

References

^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
^ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Middleton CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2008-11-11.

External links

Media related to Middleton, Northumberland at Wikimedia Commons

Local History: Belford with Middleton, Northumberland

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[1] "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 June 2015.

[2] "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Middleton CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2008-11-11.

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