Milbourne is a village and former
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
from
Morpeth, now in the parish of
Ponteland
Ponteland ( ) is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is northwest of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Built on marshland near St Mary's Church and the old bridge, most marshland has now been drained to make way for housing. In the ind ...
, in the county of
Northumberland
Northumberland ( ) is a ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North East England, on the Anglo-Scottish border, border with Scotland. It is bordered by the North Sea to the east, Tyne and Wear and County Durham to the south, Cumb ...
, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 70. Milbourne has a church called Holy Saviour.
History
The name "Milbourne" means 'Mill stream'. From 1866 Milbourne was a civil parish in its own right until it was merged with Ponteland on 1 April 1955. A chapel was recorded in Milbourne in 1202 but its location has been lost and was last recorded in 1575.
See also
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Milbourne Hall
References
Villages in Northumberland
Former civil parishes in Northumberland
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