Meldon, Northumberland
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| Meldon | |
| Northumberland | |
|---|---|
 St. John the Baptist Church, Meldon | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NZ125835 |
| Location: | 55°8’44"N, 1°48’19"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 162 (2001) |
| Post town: | Morpeth |
| Postcode: | NE61 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Northumberland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Wansbeck |
Meldon is a village in Northumberland, found to the west of Morpeth.
The village is one of the few Thankful Villages in the United Kingdom; those that suffered no fatalities during the Great War of 1914-1918, and the only such village in the county.
One man originally from Meldon did fall in the Great War: George Alder Eamens left the village long before to settle in Australia. At the outbreak of war be joined the Australian army, and fell in the field. Every inhabitant of Meldon though was spared the slaughter.
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