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Pigdon

Coordinates: 55°11′18″N 1°45′30″W / 55.188292°N 1.7584302°W / 55.188292; -1.7584302
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Pigdon
Pigdon is located in Northumberland
Pigdon
Pigdon
Location within Northumberland
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Northumberland
55°11′18″N 1°45′30″W / 55.188292°N 1.7584302°W / 55.188292; -1.7584302

Pigdon is a hamlet and former civil parish 3 miles (4.8 km) from Morpeth, now in the parish of Meldon, in the county of Northumberland, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 52.[1]

History

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Farm at Pigdon

The name "Pigdon" may mean 'Pica's valley', or 'pointed hill valley'.[2] The surname derives from the place. Pigdon was "Pikedenn" in 1205 and "Pykeden" in 1242.[3] Pigdon was a township in Mitford parish.[4] From 1866 Pigdon was a civil parish in its own right until it was merged with Meldon on 1 April 1955.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Population Statistics Pigdon Tn/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Pigdon Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Last name: Pigdon". Surname Database. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  4. ^ "History of Pigdon, in Castle Morpeth and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Relationships and Changes Pigdon Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 3 November 2019.