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Berwick-upon-Tweed is the northernmost town in England. It is located within Northumberland, just 4 km (2.5 mi) from the Scottish border. Berwick-upon-Tweed is on the mouth of the River Tweed facing the North Sea Coast.
Guide to Berwick-upon-Tweed Hotels
Here's a list of hotels in Berwick-upon-Tweed that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.
Berwick-upon-Tweed, England
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More on Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed dates to the post-Roman period, when it was inhabited by a Celtic tribe known as the Brytons. They were later overcome by the Anglo Saxon tribe, the Angles, who then established the kingdom of Bernicia in the area. It later merged with the kingdom of Deira to form Northumbria.Northumbria was defeated by the Scots around AD 973 or 1018, which resulted in Berwick-upon-Tweed being annexed into Scotland. This was shortlived. Between 1174 and 1482, Berwick-upon-Tweed changed hands between England and Scotland more than 13 times. After Richard Duke of Gloucester captured it in 1482, it has remained under English rule since.
Berwick-upon-Tweed was never formally annexed by England, but the question of to whom it belonged was laid to rest when the two countries were united in 1707. Berwick-upon-Tweed was placed within the legal system nof England and Wales.
Bridge Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed
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Visiting Berwick-upon-Tweed
To reach Berwick-upon-Tweed from London, you first travel to Newcastle upon Tyne on the M1 motorway, which continues as the A1 road. From Newcastle upon Tyne, continue north until you arrive at Berwick-upon-Tweed near the Scottish border.Places of Interest in Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Berwick Parish Church
Church built around 1650 using stones from a 13th century castle. - Berwick-upon-Tweed Guildhall
Historic building that formerly housed the town's prison. It was built in the Classical style in 1750. - Marshall Meadows Country House Hotel
Georgian mansion housing the northernmost hotel in England, a mere 275 m from the Scottish border. - Old Bridge of Berwick-upon-Tweed
15-span sandstone bridge, part of the route from London to Edinburgh. - Royal Border Bridge
720-yard-old railway viaduct built under the supervision of famous locomotive builder Robert Stephenson in 1847. - Royal Tweed Bridge
Bridge built in 1925. With a span of 361 feet, it had the longest concrete span of any bridges in the United Kingdom at the time of its construction. - Union Bridge
The world's oldest suspension bridge.
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