Milfield Northumberland

Milfield is a village in Northumberland, England about 3 miles northwest of Wooler. The A697 road passes through the village. Milfield is the likely location of the Northumbrian royal settlement of Maelmin. Bede tells us that a residence was built at Maelmin to supersede Edwin of Northumbria's residence of Ad-Gefrin at Yeavering. Evidence of a high-status Angl…
Milfield is a village in Northumberland, England about 3 miles northwest of Wooler. The A697 road passes through the village. Milfield is the likely location of the Northumbrian royal settlement of Maelmin. Bede tells us that a residence was built at Maelmin to supersede Edwin of Northumbria's residence of Ad-Gefrin at Yeavering. Evidence of a high-status Anglo-Saxon settlement at Milfield strongly suggests that this is the location of Maelmin, because of its proximity to Yeavering. Maelmin has been identified as a Brittonic place name with a probable meaning of 'decayed edge', though other Brittonic etymologies are also possible.
  • Population: 315 (2011 census)
  • OS grid reference: NT935335
  • District: Berwick-upon-Tweed
  • Shire county: Northumberland
  • Region: North East
  • Country: England
  • Sovereign state: United Kingdom
Data from: en.wikipedia.org