Berwick-upon-Tweed
Parish in Northumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 55.772, -2.041 |
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| OS grid ref: | NT 97 53 |
| Population: | 13,265 |
| Dialling code: | 01289 (Berwick-on-Tweed) |
Berwick-upon-Tweed sits on the east coast at the mouth of the River Tweed, making it the northernmost town in England and the key gateway to Northumberland from Scotland. Its strategic border location led to centuries of conflict and frequent changes of hands between England and Scotland, and you can still see the defensive legacy in the well-preserved Elizabethan ramparts and the town's Georgian streets; the dramatic 19th-century Royal Border Bridge carries the railway over the Tweed and is a local landmark.
These days Berwick-upon-Tweed mixes tourism, local services and a lively cultural scene, with galleries, festivals and riverside walking drawing visitors, while the river and coast support fishing and leisure activities. The town has a distinctly cross‑border character, with strong links to nearby Edinburgh and the surrounding agricultural hinterland, so it feels both historically significant and very much a working market town.
Postcode districts covering Berwick-upon-Tweed
Most populated places nearby
- Berwick-upon-Tweed 1.1 miles1.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Berwick North Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Berwick-upon-Tweed Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Berwick East Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Ord Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Berwick West with Ord Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Loanend Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Horncliffe Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Shoreswood Parish 4 miles6.4 km
- Ancroft Parish 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Ayton Place 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Norham Built-up area 6 miles9.6 km
- Chirnside Place 6.8 miles10.9 km
Example postcodes in Berwick-upon-Tweed
TD15 1RB, TD15 1EB, TD15 1EZ, TD15 1LE, TD15 1QY, TD15 2HW, TD15 2HL, TD15 1LS, TD15 1AT … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 52.6 miles84.6 km
- Edinburgh Airport 53.1 miles85.4 km
- Berwick-upon-Tweed Railway Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Chathill 20.9 miles33.6 km
Hotels in Berwick-upon-Tweed Ad
Schools in Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Berwick Academy Secondary
- Berwick Middle School All ages
- Berwick St Mary's C of E Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity C of E Primary School Primary
- Prior Park Primary School Primary
- Spittal Community Primary School Primary
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Berwick Primary
- The Grove Special School Special
- Tweedmouth Community Middle School All ages
- Tweedmouth West Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Shielfield Park Stadium 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Berwick Harbour Harbour 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Paxton House Estate 3 miles4.8 km
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Ninewells Estate 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Haggerston Castle Estate 7.4 miles12 km
- Blackadder House Estate 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Milne Graden Estate 8 miles12.8 km
- Kelloe House Estate 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Blanerne Estate 9 miles14.5 km
- Press Castle Estate 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Kimmerghame House Estate 10.2 miles16.4 km