Milbourne | |
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Location within
Northumberland | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Milbourne is a village and former civil parish 14 miles (23 km) from Morpeth, now in the parish of Ponteland, in the county of Northumberland, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 70. [1] Milbourne has a church called Holy Saviour. [2]
The name "Milbourne" means 'Mill stream'. [3] From 1866 Milbourne was a civil parish in its own right until it was merged with Ponteland on 1 April 1955. [4] A chapel was recorded in Milbourne in 1202 but its location has been lost and was last recorded in 1575. [5]