Mealrigg is a small settlement in the civil parish of Westnewton, close to the boundary with the civil parish of Holme St. Cuthbert in Cumbria, United Kingdom.

[1] Mealrigg is situated one mile north-west of Westnewton, a quarter-of-a-mile east of New Cowper, and half-a-mile south of Aikshaw.

Other nearby settlements include Jericho, Tarns, and Langrigg.

The name Mealrigg comes from the Old English middle-hrycg, meaning a middle ridge.

There are several recorded variant spellings, including Midelrig, Meldrige, Milrig, and Meldrigg.