Berwick-upon-Tweed [i/ˈbɛrɨk əpɒn ˈtwiːd/] Scottish Gaelic: Abaruig, Scots: Sooth Berwick) is a town in the county of Northumberland and is the northernmost town in England, on the east coast at the mouth of the River Tweed. It is 2 1⁄2 miles (4 km) south of the Scottish border. It is about 56 miles (90 km) east-south east of Edinburgh, 65 miles (105 km) north of Newcastle upon Tyne and 345 miles (555 km) north of London.
Population: 26,000
Latitude: 55° 46' 59.99" N
Longitude: -2° 00' 0.00" W
The Battle of Flodden or Flodden Field or occasionally Battle of Branxton (Brainston Moor) was a conflict between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland. The battle was fought in the county of Northumberland in northern England on 9 Sept…
England comprises most of the central and southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain, in addition to a number of small islands of which the largest is the Isle of Wight. England is bordered to the north by Scotland and to the west by Wales. …
The Battle of Halidon Hill (19 July 1333) was fought during the Second War of Scottish Independence.
The Union Bridge (also Union Chain Suspension Bridge and Union Chain Bridge) is a suspension bridge that spans the River Tweed between Horncliffe, Northumberland, England and Fishwick, Berwickshire, Scotland. It forms one route crossing the Anglo-Sc…
The Eyemouth disaster was a severe European windstorm that struck the southern coast of Scotland, United Kingdom, specifically Berwickshire, on 14 October 1881. 189 fishermen, most of whom were from the village of Eyemouth, were drowned. Many citize…
Manderston House, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland, is the home of Adrian Bailie Nottage Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer. It was completely rebuilt between 1901 and 1903 and has sumptuous interiors with a silver plated staircase.
Coldingham (Scots: Cowjum) is a village in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders, on Scotland's southeast coastline, north of Eyemouth.
Chirnside is a hillside village in Berwickshire in Scotland, 9 miles (14 km) west of Berwick-upon-Tweed and 7 miles (11 km) east of Duns.
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St. Abb's Head is a rocky promontory at the village of St. Abbs, Berwickshire, Scottish Borders, and a national nature reserve administered by the National Trust of Scotland.
Shielfield Park is a football stadium that is home to Berwick Rangers and the Berwick Bandits speedway team.
The Maltings Theatre & Cinema, Berwick-upon-Tweed is a theatre and cinema located in the historic walled town of Berwick-upon-Tweed at the northern tip of the county of Northumberland, England.
Fast Castle is the ruined remains of a coastal fortress in Berwickshire, south-east Scotland, in the Scottish Borders. It lies 4 miles (6.4 km) north west of the village of Coldingham, and just outside of the St Abb's Head National Nature Reserve, r…
Edrington is a medieval estate occupying the lower part of Mordington parish in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland, five miles (8 km) west of Berwick-upon-Tweed. From probably the 14th century, if not earlier, a castle occupied the steep hill …
The Battle of Skaithmuir was a skirmish of the First War of Scottish Independence. It took place near Coldstream, on the Anglo-Scottish border, in February 1316. The skirmish was fought between the Scottish captain Sir James Douglas, and an English …
Paxton House is a historic house at Paxton, Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders, a few miles south-west of Berwick-upon-Tweed, overlooking the River Tweed.
Burnmouth is a small fishing village located adjacent to the A1 road on the east coast of Scotland. It is the first village in Scotland on the A1, after crossing the border with England.
St Cuthbert's Cave, known locally as Cuddy's Cave or Cove, can refer to one of two natural sandstone caves in Northumberland that have been traditionally associated with Saint Cuthbert, the seventh century Anglo-Saxon monk, bishop and hermit.