Ancroft
Ancroft is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. Prior to 1844, Ancroft lay within the Islandshire exclave of County Durham. It is south of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and has a population of 885, rising slightly to 895 at the 2011 census.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Anne and Scremerston Gun Emplacement.
Scremerston Gun Emplacement
Bunker
Photo: James T M Towill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scremerston Gun Emplacement is a bunker.
Church of St Peter
Church
Photo: Raymond Chisholm, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Peter is situated 2 miles northwest of Ancroft.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scremerston and Haggerston.
Scremerston
Village
Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scremerston is a village in Northumberland, England. The village lies on the North Sea coast just under 2.5 miles south of Berwick-upon-Tweed and 4.3 miles from the Anglo-Scottish border. Scremerston is situated 2½ miles northwest of Ancroft.
Haggerston
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Haggerston is a hamlet located in the county of Northumberland, England about 5 miles south of Berwick-upon-Tweed and adjacent to the A1 road. Historically, it was a baronetcy in the civil parish of Ancroft, then located in County Durham.
Goswick
Hamlet
Photo: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Goswick is a hamlet in Northumberland, England, situated approximately south-east of Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, between the A1 and the North Sea coast.
Ancroft
- Type: Locality
- Location: Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.7137° or 55° 42′ 49″ northLongitude
-1.9531° or 1° 57′ 11″ westElevation
92 feet (28 metres)Open location code
9C7WP27W+FQGeoNames ID
7291372
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