Wallridge

Wallridge is a hamlet in Northumberland, located about 3 miles north-west of Stamfordham and 3 miles west of Belsay. It is the site of a deserted medieval village.[1] A short distance west of Wallridge, was the short lived Belsay Colliery (aka Wallridge Colliery) which closed in 1930. This was serviced by the Wallridge Mineral Railway, a 7.5-mile branch line, that connected the colliery to Darras Hall station. The line closed in c.1930, but the track bed now forms part of a national cycle route. Today, Wallridge consists of a farm and Wallridge Cottages. To the north is Wallridge Moor and to the south are the woods of Birneys Plantation. Historically, the hamlet and surrounding area were a township the ancient parish of Stamfordham; today, Wallridge is part of the Belsay Civil Parish. 

WALRIDGE, a township, in the parish of Stamfordham, union of Castle ward, N.E. division of Tindale ward, S. division of Northumberland, 4½ miles (N.N.W.) from Slamfordham; containing 4 inhabitants, and comprising 147a. 3r. 30p. The tithes have been commuted for £2. 17.

Extract from: A Topographical Dictionary of England comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships..... 7th Edition, by Samuel Lewis, London, 1848.