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RIDLEY, a township in Haltwhistle parish, Northumberland; on the river Allen, at its influx to the South Tyne, adjacent to the Newcastle and Carlisle railway, 5 miles E of Haltwhistle. Acres, 4, 388. Pop, 232. Houses, 40. The manor belonged to the Ridleys; passed to the Lowes; and, with R. Hall, belongs now to the Davidsons. The woods connected with the hall areremarkably picturesque; and extend several miles, upboth sides of the Allen, toward Staward-Peel.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Haltwhistle Parish Ridley Parish Northumberland Ancient County |
| Place: | Ridley |
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