In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Melkridge like this:
MELKRIDGE, a township in Haltwhistle parish, Northumberland; on the South Tyne river and on the Carlisle and Newcastle railway, 2 miles S of the Roman wall, and 2 E of Haltwhistle. Acres, 4,451. Pop., 299. Houses, 59. The manor belongs to Sir Edward Blackett, Bart. The Roman camp of Whitchester is here.
Melkridge through time
Melkridge is now part of Tynedale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Tynedale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Melkridge itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Melkridge, in Tynedale and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9482
Date accessed: 09th June 2024
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