Meldon, Northumberland
| Meldon | |
|---|---|
 St. John the Baptist Church, Meldon | |
  Meldon Location within Northumberland | |
| Population | 162 (2001 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NZ125835 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MORPETH |
| Postcode district | NE61 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
Meldon is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It lies to the west of Morpeth. It is a Thankful Village,[2] and is featured on Darren Hayman's album, Thankful Villages Volume 3.[3][4][5] The parish includes the hamlets of Molesden, Newton Underwood, Pigdon and Throphill. The population of the parish of Meldon as taken at the 2001 Census was 162, increasing to 242 at the 2011 Census.[6]
Governance
In 1894 Meldon became part of Morpeth Rural District, on 1 April 1955 the parishes of Longshaws, Molesden,[7] Newton Park, Newton Underwood, Nunriding, Pigdon, Rivergreen and Throphill were abolished and merged with Meldon.[8] In 1974 Meldon became part of Castle Morpeth non-metropolitan district. In 2009 it became part of the unitary authority area of Northumberland when the 6 districts of Northumberland were merged into 1.
Notes
- ↑ Office for National Statistics: Neighbourhood Statistics
- ↑ "Thankful Villages – A project about rural life by Darren Hayman". thankful-villages.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ Marshall, Alex (25 May 2017). "Finding Songs Hidden in Britain's Thankful Villages". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- ↑ Quietus, The (8 November 2018). "Lives Less Ordinary: Darren Hayman's Thankful Villages". The Quietus. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- ↑ Nenadic, Mark (4 December 2018). "Darren Hayman "Thankful Villages Volume 3" (Independent, 2018)". Americana UK. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ↑ "Northumberland Central Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ "Meldon Parish (AP/CP) through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
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