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Berwick was founded by Evan Owen, a Welsh Quaker and surveyor. He was the son of Hugh Owen from Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire, Wales. Berwick was named after Berwick-upon-Tweed, England. Situated on the north bank of the Susquehanna River, the borough was first settled in 1769, founded in 1786, and incorporated in 1818.
Berwick-upon-Tweed (/ ˈ b ɛr ɪ k / ⓘ), sometimes known as Berwick-on-Tweed or simply Berwick, is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, 2.5 mi (4 km) south of the Anglo-Scottish border, and the northernmost town in England. [a] [1] The 2011 United Kingdom census recorded Berwick's population as 12,043. [2]
Berwick-upon-Tweed was a local government district and borough in Northumberland in the north-east of England, on the border with Scotland.The district 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.
Berwick Castle is a ruined castle in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England. History. 19th-century engraving of Berwick Castle by William Miller after J. M ...
On 6 November a Scottish force led by Thomas, Earl of Angus, and Patrick, Earl of March, captured the town of Berwick in a pre-dawn escalade. They failed to capture the castle, which they besieged. Edward returned from France and gathered a large army at Newcastle. Most of the Scots withdrew, leaving a 130-man garrison in Berwick town.
Berwick (automobile), an electric car produced in 1904 Berwick cockle , a confection from Berwick upon Tweed Berwick Prize , in mathematics, named for William Edward Hodgson Berwick
Donna Berwick, a costume designer who worked on films including Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods,” “Donnie Darko” and more died, July 14 of breast cancer. She was 66.
Berwick is a town in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 4,946 at the 2010 census . [ 2 ] It is part of the Morgan City Micropolitan Statistical Area .