Pigdon

This article is about the hamlet. For the mayor, see John Pigdon.

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]

Pigdon
Pigdon Location within Northumberland
Civil parish	Meldon
Unitary authority	Northumberland
Shire county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Northumberland 55.188292°N 1.7584302°W / 55.188292; -1.7584302

History

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]