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The village lies within the
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William Bertram, and his son Roger was given permission to rebuild in stone in 1166. By 1323 it was “entirely destroyed and burnt”. Today it is in ruins, and has recently undergone a major programme of structural support works.
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unveiled proposals to transfer the village into the Hexham parliamentary constituency but the plans were abandoned when the reorganisation of constituency boundaries was halted by the government.
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Mitford fell from grace. This historic status of the two market town led to a folk rhyme:
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