Around 200 homes were left without water in Wetheral this morning.
United Utilities have confirmed a main had burst near Plains Road.
Traffic lights were in place around lunch time while repairs were taking place and residents were offered bottled water.
A spokesman for United Utilities said: "The water should now have been restored in all the properties in the village."
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