An introduction to Melkridge

The largely rural parish extends for an area of roughly 6 square miles and stretches from the banks of the river South Tyne to the fells two miles north of Hadrian’s Wall. The name is derived from the Old English “meoluc+hryeg” meaning “the ridge where the milk is produced”.

The large hamlet of Melkridge, with its manor house, converted church and chapels is a quiet backwater having been bypassed by the busy A69 trunk road. The village is two miles east of Haltwhistle and just over 13 miles from Hexham to the east. A rugged section of the Roman wall and the long distance Pennine Way footpath passes through the parish.

The housing stock is varied which belies its former importance as a farming, stockholding, mining and possible smelting centre; the shops and business in Melkridge having long since been converted into dwellings.

Selected Links

• The Hexham Courant [http://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/]
• Northumberland County Council [http://www.northumberland.gov.uk]
• Northumberland Tourist Board [http://www.ntb.org.uk]

Local Information Categories for Melkridge

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