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Berwick Town Hall, built 1754–1760 Location of Berwick-upon-Tweed civil parish in Northumberland, governed by the Berwick-upon-Tweed Town Council. During periods of Scottish administration, Berwick was the county town of Berwickshire, to which the town gave its name. Thus at various points in the Middle Ages and from 1482 (when Berwick became ...
Before the opening of the Union Bridge, crossing the river at this point involved an 11-mile (18 km) round trip via Berwick downstream or a 20-mile (32 km) trip via Coldstream upstream. (Ladykirk and Norham Bridge did not open until 1888.) The Tweed was forded in the vicinity of the bridge site, but the route was impassable during periods of ...
The village of Lowick can be found in the northern part of Northumberland, 470 feet above sea level, about 9 miles (14 km) south of Berwick-upon-Tweed and 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Wooler. The ancient road used by the monks of Lindisfarne to Durham crosses the Devil's Causeway here – it was at this crossroads that Lowick began to develop. [4]
The Royal Tweed Bridge, also known as the New Bridge locally, is a road bridge in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England crossing the River Tweed.It was intended to divert traffic from the 17th century Berwick Bridge, and until the 1980s it formed part of the A1 road, the main route from London to Edinburgh.
The bridge is now one way, from east to west. A short distance upstream is the Royal Tweed Bridge, which succeeded the Berwick Bridge as the main road crossing of the Tweed at Berwick when it opened in 1928. [11] In 1984, the A1 River Tweed Bridge opened about a mile to the west of Berwick, carrying the A1 road around the town. [9]
Lindisfarne Castle is a 16th-century castle located on Holy Island, near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, much altered by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1901. The island is accessible from the mainland at low tide by means of a causeway.
Sir William Drury (d.1579), Marshal of Berwick-upon-Tweed, before 1564. Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford , appointed 1564 Sir George Bowes of Streatlam, County Durham (d. 1580), Marshal of Berwick, who, in 1568, escorted Mary, Queen of Scots , from Carlisle to Bolton Castle ; Bowes' sister (Margery) married John Knox .
Boundaries of Berwick-upon-Tweed — constituency of UK Parliament — form 2010 to 2024: Source No source specified. Please edit this file description and provide a source. Date 10 November 2021 Author Rcsprinter123. Permission (Reusing this file) See below.