Branxton
Parish in Northumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 55.626, -2.166 |
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| OS grid ref: | NT 89 36 |
Branxton is a small, rural parish in Northumberland, England, set close to the border with Scotland and within easy reach of the Cheviot Hills and the Northumberland coast. The landscape is gently rolling farmland and moor, a quiet part of the Borders that nonetheless feels well placed for walkers and people exploring the wider county.
The area is best known for its proximity to the 1513 Battle of Flodden, and visitors will still find memorials and interpretation marking the battlefield nearby; that history brings occasional tourism alongside a largely agricultural local economy and tightâknit village community. Services are limited, so life here tends to revolve around farming, heritage visits and the rhythms of rural Northumberland.
Postcode districts covering Branxton
Most populated places nearby
- Berwick-upon-Tweed 11.7 miles18.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Ford Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Cornhill on Tweed Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Milfield Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Kilham Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Carham Parish 3.7 miles6 km
- Coldstream Place 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Ewart Parish 4 miles6.5 km
- Duddo Parish 4 miles6.5 km
- Doddington Parish 6 miles9.7 km
- Kirknewton Parish 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Norham Built-up area 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Bowsden Parish 6.6 miles10.6 km
Example postcodes in Branxton
TD12 4SP, TD12 4SL, TD12 4QF, TD12 4SN, TD12 4SW, TD12 4FJ, TD12 4SJ, TD12 4SS, TD12 4SR
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 44.7 miles72 km
- Edinburgh Airport 51.9 miles83.6 km
- Berwick-upon-Tweed Railway Station 12 miles19.2 km
- Chathill 19 miles30.6 km
Hotels near Branxton Ad
- The Collingwood Arms Hotel 2.7 miles4.4 km
- The Victoria Hotel,Bar,Bistro 6.5 miles10.4 km
- The Border Hotel 3 6.9 miles11.1 km
- The Island View - A1 9.6 miles15.4 km
- The Wheatsheaf at Swinton 7.6 miles12.2 km
Local points of interest
- Coldstream Priory Historic site 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Milne Graden Estate 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Hirsel Estate 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Ewart Park Estate 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Haggerston Castle Estate 9.9 miles16 km
- Paxton House Estate 9.9 miles16 km
- Kimmerghame House Estate 10 miles16.1 km
- Clifton Park Estate 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Kelloe House Estate 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Kelso Racecourse Recreation 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Nisbet House Estate 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Fowberry Tower Estate 10.5 miles16.9 km