[MIDDLEBURG FINANCIAL CORPORATION LETTERHEAD]

August 11, 2010

Mr. Mark Webb

Legal Branch Chief

Division of Corporation Finance

Securities and Exchange Commission

450 Fifth Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:          Middleburg Financial Corporation

Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2009

Filed March 17, 2010

Form 10-Q for Fiscal Quarter Ended March 31, 2010

Filed May 17, 2010

File No. 0-24159

Dear Mr. Webb:

Middleburg Financial Corporation (the “Company”) has received via fax your letter dated August 6, 2010 containing comments on the Company’s above-referenced Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

As discussed with Mr. Gregory Dundas of your office on August 10, 2010, certain of our personnel, who are critical to ensuring that our response is complete, are on vacation during the month of August.  Thus, we intend to provide our response on or before September 24, 2010.

Please call me at (540) 687-4816 or e-mail me at rmehra@middleburgbank.com with any questions.

Sincerely,

/s/ Raj Mehra

Raj Mehra

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer