Byrness
Byrness is a village within Rochester civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is approximately 37 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne on the A68, and is the last village in England before the A68 climbs the Cheviot Hills to cross Carter Bar into Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Northumberland, England
- Also known as: “Byrness, Northumberland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Francis of Assisi and Catcleugh Reservoir.
Catcleugh Reservoir
Photo: James T M Towill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Catcleugh Reservoir is a reservoir in Northumberland, England, adjacent to the A68 road just north of Byrness and to the southeast of the border with Scotland. Catcleugh Reservoir is situated 2 miles west of Byrness.
Cottonshopeburnfoot
Dwelling
Cottonshopeburnfoot is a hamlet in Redesdale in Northumberland, England. It lies on the A68 road, 2 miles south east of the village of Byrness. The hamlet takes its name from the river named Cottonshope Burn, which flows into the River Rede here.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Long Crag and Chew Green.
Long Crag
Locality
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Long Crag is a hill to the north of Rothbury in Northumberland, England. It lies within the Thrunton Woods, a Forestry Commission-owned area of forestry plantations. Long Crag is situated 3 miles southwest of Byrness.
Chew Green
Locality
Photo: Toby Speight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chew Green is the site of the ancient Roman encampment, commonly but erroneously called Ad Fines on the 1885-1900 edition of the Ordnance Survey map, in Northumberland, England, 8 miles north of Rochester and 9 miles west of Alwinton. Chew Green is situated 4 miles north of Byrness.
Rochester
Village
Photo: John Watson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rochester is a small village and civil parish in north Northumberland, England. It is 5 miles north-west of Otterburn on the A68 road between Corbridge and Jedburgh. Rochester is situated 5 miles southeast of Byrness.
Byrness
- Category: locality
- Location: Rochester, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.31736° or 55° 19′ 3″ northLongitude
-2.37282° or 2° 22′ 22″ westElevation
725 feet (221 metres)Open location code
9C7V8J8G+WVOpenStreetMap ID
node 1092057299OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Byrness” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Byrness”
- Dutch: “Byrness”
- French: “Byrness”
- Irish: “Byrness”
- Polish: “Byrness”
- Welsh: “Byrness”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Raw and Jock’s Crag.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Forest View Walkers Inn and Byrness Village Hall.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Byrness”. Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.