Welcome to Mitford Parish Council

The Parish of Mitford covers an area of approximately 15km₂ in the Northumberland countryside, which includes the villages of Mitford and Tranwell as well as hamlets in Tranwell Woods, Gubeon, Edington and Mitford Steads. The Parish has a population of roughly 450 people and around 200 dwellings.  Within the parish, there is a Church, a village hall, a pub, two equestrian facilities and a family golf centre amongst other small enterprises.   

Mitford Castle

St Mary Magdalene Church

Mitford Hall

Built between 1150 and 1170 by William Bertram, Mitford Castle was one of Northumberland’s largest fortifications at the time. The castle was “knocked about a bit” by King John in 1216 and besieged by the Scots the following year.  It was abandoned in the late 14th Century but has suffered badly over the centuries from looting of stones.

St Mary Magdalene Church dates from about 1135 and is possibly on the site of an earlier, simple Saxon church.  King John’s troops burned the Church down in 1216 and it was again burned in 1705 when the heating stove caught fire and the roof was destroyed. Between 1874 – 1885 a huge restoration took place, adding a tower and a steeple.       

Mitford Hall is a Georgian mansion house and Grade II listed building standing in its own 85-acre park overlooking the River Wansbeck. It was built in 1828 by the Mitford family to a design by the architect John Dobson, to replace their old home, Mitford Old Manor House, on the opposite side of the river.  Since 1993 it has been privately owned.  



Mitford News

31 October 2024

Vacancy for a clerk/R.F.O

“Due to retirement, a vacancy for a clerk/R.F.O. will arise within Mitford Parish Council at the commencement of the next financial year, April 2025.

The council, which covers the villages of Mitford, Tranwell and Tranwell woods, near Morpeth,  is a team of seven enthusiastic, very active and forward looking members and meets monthly, 10 times per year at 7.30pm on every first Wednesday in Mitford village hall.
Duties amount to approximately 20hrs per month, with the vast majority being conducted from home. Rates of pay are in accordance with current guidelines and negotiable, depending upon experience.

Expressions of interest to the Chair Mike Sharp, at mitfordpc@gmail.com by 29th November 2024”

30 October 2024

NOTICE OF HIGHWAYS WORKS - TRANWELL, MORPETH

ESSENTIAL HIGHWAY WORKS ARE BEING CARRIED OUT AS PART OF OUR ANNUAL INVESTMENT IN ROADS AND TRANSPORT – SIGNAGE OPERATIONS WILL BE CARRIED OUT ON
TRANWELL, MORPETH


ON THE FOLLOWING DATES:


WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT ON 04/11/2024 TO 06/11/2024 WEATHER PERMITTING


ACCESS FOR RESIDENTS WILL BE MAINTAINED AS FAR AS REASONABLY PRACTICABLE


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