- Middleton, Northumberland
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Coordinates: 55°37′19″N 1°52′01″W / 55.622°N 1.867°W
Middleton 
Middleton
Middleton shown within NorthumberlandPopulation 136 [2001] 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 EU Parliament North East England UK Parliament Berwick-upon-Tweed List of places: UK • England • Northumberland 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.[1]
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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
- ^ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Middleton CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=797488&c=Middleton&d=16&e=15&g=474367&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1226362071062&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
External links
Media related to Middleton, Northumberland at Wikimedia CommonsCategories:- Villages in Northumberland
- Northumberland geography stubs
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