Melkridge is a village and civil parish in Northumberland

Northumberland

Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...

, England

England

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 on the river South Tyne

River Tyne

The River Tyne is a river in North East England in Great Britain. It is formed by the confluence of two rivers: the North Tyne and the South Tyne. These two rivers converge at Warden Rock near Hexham in Northumberland at a place dubbed 'The Meeting of the Waters'.The North Tyne rises on the...

. The village of Melkridge is in the south of the parish, and is about two miles (3 km) east of Haltwhistle

Haltwhistle

Haltwhistle is a small town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, situated east of Brampton, near Hadrian's Wall, and the villages of Plenmeller, Rowfoot and Melkridge...

 along the A69 road

A69 road

The A69 is a major road in northern England, running east-west across the Pennines, through the counties of Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and Cumbria. Originally the road started in Blaydon, but since the creation of the A1 Western Bypass around Newcastle upon Tyne, it now starts at Denton Burn a...

. As of the 2001

United Kingdom Census 2001

A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....

 the civil parish had a population of 212.

Governance

Melkridge is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham

Hexham (UK Parliament constituency)

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Transport

Melkridge has no Railway station, despite its proximity to the tracks of the Newcastle to Carlisle line, served by Northern Rail. The nearest stations to Melkridge are at Bardon Mill

Bardon Mill

 Bardon Mill is a village in Northumberland, England. It is situated to the west of Haydon Bridge and Hexham, on the River South Tyne.-Governance:Bardon Mill is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.-Transport:Rail...

 and Haltwhistle

Haltwhistle

Haltwhistle is a small town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, situated east of Brampton, near Hadrian's Wall, and the villages of Plenmeller, Rowfoot and Melkridge...

. Melkridge is however served by the 685 bus service, operated by Arriva and Stagecoach, between Newcastle and Carlisle.

Education

Children living within the Parish of Melkridge in school years Reception – four fall primarily within the catchment areas of Tynedale Community Campus Lower School (Formerly Haltwhistle First School) and Henshaw Church of England Controlled First School. They then fall within the catchment area of Tynedale Community Campus Upper School for school years 5–8 and finally Haydon Bridge Community High School and Sports College (HBCHS) for years 9–11. For those students wishing to study at A Level, HBCHS has a provision for 6th Form students aged 16-18.

See also

• Henshaw
  Henshaw, Northumberland
   Henshaw, Northumberland is a village in the north of England in the vicinity of the ancient Hadrian's Wall, widely acknowledged to be the most significant Roman monument in Britain....
  
  
• Housesteads
  Housesteads
  Vercovicium, now known as Housesteads Roman Fort, was an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall, in the Roman province of Britannia. Its ruins are located at Housesteads in the civil parish of Bardon Mill in Northumberland, England, somewhat to the south of Broomlee Lough.-History:In the 2nd century AD,...
  
  
• Rowfoot
  Rowfoot
  Rowfoot is a hamlet in Northumberland, England at .-External links:...
  
  
• Stanegate
  Stanegate
  The Stanegate, or "stone road" , was an important Roman road built in what is now northern England. It linked two forts that guarded important river crossings; Corstopitum in the east, situated on Dere Street, and Luguvalium in the west...
  
  
• Whiteside
  Whiteside, Northumberland
   Whiteside is a village in Northumberland, England.- Governance : is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham....