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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 ...
Middle Ord is a small hamlet, between West Ord and East Ord, and west of the town of Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland England. [1] The population as of March 2008, is nineteen residents within seven dwellings, centered on Middle Ord Manor House.
Berwick's town walls were built in the early 14th century under Edward I, following his capture of the city from the Scots. [1] When complete they stretched 2 miles (3.2 km) in length and were 3 feet 4 inches thick and up to 22 feet (6.7 m) high, protected by a number of smaller towers, up to 60 feet (18 m) tall. [2]
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Horncliffe is the most northerly village in England, built on a cliff above the banks of the River Tweed which forms the border with Scotland.In 1639 the army of King Charles I camped along the south of the river near to the area of Chain Bridge towards "Ourde" (now named Ord).
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 .
Control of Berwick-upon-Tweed alternated between England and Scotland in the following centuries, with the town being finally retaken by the English in 1482. The current border was established at Marshall Meadows Bay in the Treaty of Fotheringhay of 11 June 1482.
Berwick Town Hall is a municipal facility in Marygate, Berwick-upon-Tweed, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council , is a Grade I listed building . [ 1 ]