Middridge

Also known as Middridge, County Durham

Middridge is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is situated east of Shildon and north-west of Newton Aycliffe. The village is situated near a quarry that was mined by the people many generations ago. There is one public house in the village: the Bay Horse. In 2011 the parish had a population of 312.

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Place details

Locality: Newton Aycliffe
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Middridge
UK place.unitary_england: County Durham
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Durham
UK place.region: North East England
UK place.population: 312
UK place.population_ref: (2011)
UK place.post_town: Newton Aycliffe
UK place.postcode_district: DL5
UK place.postcode_area: DL
UK place.dial_code: 01325
UK place.os_grid_reference: NZ251261
UK place.static_image: The Bay Horse , Middridge - geograph.org.uk - 212736.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: The Bay Horse

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Wikidata facts

Population: 312
Image: Cottages in Middridge - geograph.org.uk - 1080992.jpg
Dialing code: 01325

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Commons category: Middridge
postal code: DL5
OS grid reference: NZ251261
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Article

8 sections

Contents

History
Notable buildings, structures and features
Notable residents
Legends and folklore
The village fete
Archeology
References
External links

==History== Following the fall of the Roman Empire, the Angles arrived in the area around 500 AD and created several settlements, including Middridge. The name "Middridge" is derived from its location at that time on the "middle ridge" between Eldon and School Aycliffe (near the current Aycliffe golf course).