Carham
Parish in Northumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 55.616, -2.26 |
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| OS grid ref: | NT 83 35 |
| Dialling code: | 01573 (Kelso) |
The small rural parish of Carham sits on the south bank of the River Tweed in Northumberland, right alongside the border with Scotland. It enjoys sweeping views across the river to the rolling hills of the Scottish Borders and lies within easy reach of market towns such as Berwick-upon-Tweed and Kelso.
Carham is quietly historic: the nearby Battle of Carham in 1018 is often cited as a key moment in shaping the medieval frontier, and the parish still centres on a small church and a landscape of mixed arable and livestock farming. The community is small and close-knit, with the Tweed drawing anglers and walkers and a sense of border-country character that mixes English and cross-border ties.
Postcode districts covering Carham
Most populated places nearby
- Hawick 24.4 miles
- Berwick-upon-Tweed 14.4 miles
- Galashiels 21.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Coldstream Place 2.5 miles
- Cornhill on Tweed Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Kilham Parish 3.3 miles
- Branxton Parish 3.7 miles
- Yetholm Place 4.9 miles
- Ford Parish 5.6 miles
- Milfield Parish 6.1 miles
- Duddo Parish 6.4 miles
- Ewart Parish 6.8 miles
- Kirknewton Parish 6.9 miles
- Kelso Place 6.9 miles
- Kelso and District Ward 8.1 miles
Example postcodes in Carham
TD5 8AR, TD12 4RR, TD12 4RD, TD12 4RE, TD12 4QJ, TD12 4RT, TD12 4QD, TD12 4RJ, TD12 4RG … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 45.8 miles
- Edinburgh Airport 49 miles
- Berwick-upon-Tweed Railway Station 14.7 miles
- Chathill 22.3 miles
Hotels near Carham Ad
- Newcastle Arms Hotel 2.4 miles
- Collingwood Arms Hotel 2.5 miles
- The Blue Bell Inn 4 4.8 miles
- Ednam House Hotel 3 6.9 miles
- The Border Hotel 4.8 miles
- Queenshead Hotel Kelso 3 6.9 miles
- The Old Priory Guesthouse 3.5 6.8 miles
- The Templehall 3 7.9 miles
- Schloss Roxburghe Golf Resort, part of Destination by Hyatt 5 9.1 miles
Local points of interest
- Coldstream Priory Historic site 2.4 miles
- The Hirsel Estate 3.6 miles
- Milne Graden Estate 6.3 miles
- Kelso Racecourse Recreation 6.7 miles
- Clifton Park Estate 7.1 miles
- Springwood House Estate 7.7 miles
- Floors Castle Estate 7.8 miles
- Ewart Park Estate 8.9 miles
- Sunlaws Estate 9.3 miles
- Kimmerghame House Estate 9.4 miles
- Nisbet House Estate 9.5 miles
- Makerstoun House Estate 10.3 miles