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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 is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Melkridge itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Melkridge in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9482
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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