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British Place Names

South Middleton is an abandoned village in Northumberland. The monument includes the abandoned remains of the mediæval village of South Middleton and part of its surviving open field system, situated on the rightbank of the River Wansbeck. The village was first recorded in documents dating to the 13th century when it is known that the manor of South Middleton was part of the Lordship of Bolbec. The manor passed to the Fenwick family in 1609, by which time the population of the village had fallen. Subsequent documents record a continual fall in the population and by 1762 the village was totally deserted. Its three surviving farms were dispersed to other parts of the estate. It is within the council area of Northumberland.

Place Type: Deserted Village
Historic County: Northumberland
Lat, Long: 55.145868,-1.9230935
Grid Reference: NZ 0500 8350
Civil Parish: Wallington Demesne CP
Council Area: Northumberland CA
Strategic Authority Area: North East SA
Police Area: Northumbria PA

GBPN ID: 304476
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/South_Middleton,_Northumberland_304476

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