Bardon Mill

Bardon Mill is a village in Northumberland, in England. [Philip's Motorist's Atlas: 2004, Octopus Publishing Group, London, England] It is situated to the west of Haydon Bridge and Hexham, on the South Tyne. Bardon Mill lies several kilometres south of Broomlee Lough and slightly to the south of the course of the ancient Hadrian's Wall. The length of Hadrian's Wall is 117 kilometres, spanning Britain; the wall incorporated Agricola's Ditch and was constructed chiefly of stone in the eastern reaches, [ [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=18177 C.Michael Hogan (2007) "Hadrian's Wall", ed. A. Burnham, The Megalithic Portal] ] such as near Bardon Mill. The wall was designed primarily to prevent entrance by small bands of raiders or unwanted immigration from the north, not as a fighting line for a major invasion according to Johnson. [Stephen Johnson (2004) Hadrian's Wall, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc, 128 pages, ISBN 0713488409]

The village is served by Bardon Mill railway station

Notable Residents

Lilian Bowes-Lyon - (1895 - 1949)

A cousin of the late Queen Mother, Lilian Bowes Lyon was born and grew up at Ridley Hall, near Bardon Mill. She wrote much of Northumberland, and poem titles include 'Allendale Dog' and 'Northumbrian farm'.

ee also

* Melkridge
* Henshaw

References