Mildburh was an Anglo-Saxon Benedictine abbess who lived in the Kingdom of Mercia during the early 8th century. As the daughter of King Merewalh of the Magonsaete, she avoided a forced marriage by escaping across a river that miraculously swelled to prevent her pursuer from following. She eventually became the leader of the monastery at Wenlock, in present-day Shropshire, where she managed pastoral care and evangelization. Known for her humility and various reputed miracles, she died in 727 and is remembered as a saint in several Christian traditions.