Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed

Berwick-upon-Tweed was a local government district and borough in Northumberland in the north-east of England, on the border with . The borough had a resident population of 25,949 according to the 2001 census, which also notes that it is the most ethnically homogeneous in the country, with 99.6% of the population recording themselves in the 2001 census as White.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: former district with borough status in Northumberland, England
  • Also known as: “Berwick upon Tweed”, “Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough”, and “Berwick-upon-Tweed District”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shielfield Park and Berwick-upon-Tweed railway station.

Stadium
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is a football stadium that is home to Berwick Rangers and Berwick Bandits speedway team. Although Berwick Rangers is a Scottish Lowland Football League club, is situated in the county of .

Railway station
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Berwick-upon-Tweed is a railway station on the East Coast Main Line, which runs between and . The station, situated 67 miles north-west of Newcastle, serves the border town of , in , England.

Peak
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is a summit, about 2 miles west of the centre of , on the border of England and Scotland. It reaches 600 feet high. The name of the hill indicates that it once had a fortification on its top.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Berwick-upon-Tweed and Low Cocklaw.

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is a town in , two miles south of the border with Scotland. In medieval times it frequently changed hands, and was protected with stout walls.

Hamlet
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is a small hamlet in the civil parish of , about 3 miles west of Berwick-upon-Tweed, in , England. Until the early 1980s it was a working farm but is now entirely residential.

Village
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is a village in , England about 2 miles south west of Berwick Upon Tweed. It lies on the south bank of the River Tweed adjacent to the A1 Road.

Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed

Latitude
55.7748° or 55° 46′ 29″ north
Longitude
-2.035° or 2° 2′ 6″ west
Elevation
144 feet (44 metres)
Open location code
9C7VQXF8+W2
Geo­Names ID
7301617
Wiki­data ID
Q829244
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “特威德河畔貝里克區”
  • Dutch: “Berwick-upon-Tweed”
  • German: “35UC”
  • German: “Berwick-upon-Tweed (Borough)”
  • German: “Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed”
  • Irish: “Buirg Berwick-upon-Tweed”
  • Italian: “Berwick-upon-Tweed”
  • Japanese: “バーウィック・アポン・ツイード”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Berwick-upon-Tweed (distrikt)”
  • Norwegian: “Berwick-upon-Tweed”
  • Polish: “Berwick-upon-Tweed”
  • Slovenian: “Berwick-upon-Tweed (okraj)”
  • Swedish: “Berwick-upon-Tweed”
  • Urdu: “بورو آف بروک-اپون-ٹویڈ”
  • “Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tweedmouth and Prior Park.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Berwick Castle and Berwick Infirmary.

Northumberland: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Berwick-upon-Tweed, Lindisfarne, Alnwick, and Morpeth.

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