New Ridley is a hamlet in the county of
Northumberland
Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey.
It is bordered by land ...
, England. It is in the parish of
Stocksfield
Stocksfield is a small, yet sprawling commuter village situated close to the River Tyne, about west of Newcastle upon Tyne in the southern part of Northumberland, England. There are several smaller communities within the parish of Stocksfie ...
and the
parliamentary
A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democratic governance of a state (or subordinate entity) where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the support ("confidence") of the ...
constituency of
Hexham. It is one of four "Ridleys" in the parish, along with ''Old Ridley'', ''East Ridley'' and ''Ridley Mill''.
Services in New Ridley include Stocksfield Golf Club and the Dr. Syntax public house.
Whatpub.com. ''Dr. Syntax, New Ridley.''
/ref> The pub is named after a racehorse of the same name which was in turn named after a fictional character created by the writer William Combe
William Combe (25 March 174219 June 1823) was a British miscellaneous writer. His early life was that of an adventurer, his later was passed chiefly within the "rules" of the King's Bench Prison. He is chiefly remembered as the author of ''Th ...
.
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Villages in Northumberland
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