Ford
Parish in Northumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 55.631, -2.118 |
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| OS grid ref: | NT 92 37 |
Ford is a small rural parish in Northumberland, England, a few miles south‑west of Berwick-upon-Tweed and close to the River Till. The settlement is dominated by the historic Ford Castle and the neighbouring ruin of Etal Castle, and the surrounding Ford and Etal estates give the area a strong heritage and tourism presence.
Agriculture remains the economic backbone, with working farms, game management and holiday accommodation mixing with local community life; the parish’s borderland setting has left a visible imprint of fortifications and frontier history. Visitors come for riverside walks, country pursuits and the tranquillity of stone-built villages, while regular community events help keep a distinctly rural Northumbrian character alive.
Postcode districts covering Ford
Most populated places nearby
- Berwick-upon-Tweed 10.5 miles16.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Branxton Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Milfield Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Ewart Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Duddo Parish 3.7 miles6 km
- Cornhill on Tweed Built-up area 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Doddington Parish 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Norham and Islandshires Ward 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Bowsden Parish 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Kilham Parish 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Coldstream Place 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Lowick Built-up area 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Carham Parish 5.6 miles9.1 km
Example postcodes in Ford
NE71 6JH, TD12 4TH, TD12 4TG, TD15 2PY, TD12 4TQ, TD12 4XJ, TD12 4SY, TD12 4SZ, TD12 4TN … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 44.3 miles71.3 km
- Edinburgh Airport 53.5 miles86.1 km
- Berwick-upon-Tweed Railway Station 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Chathill 17.3 miles27.9 km
Hotels near Ford Ad
- The Collingwood Arms Hotel 4.4 miles7 km
- The Victoria Hotel,Bar,Bistro 6.3 miles10.2 km
- The Island View - A1 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Border Hotel 3 8.4 miles13.6 km
- The Wheatsheaf at Swinton 8.4 miles13.5 km
Schools in Ford
- Ford Castle Residential Centre Further education
- Hugh Joicey C of E Primary School, Ford Primary
Local points of interest
- Ewart Park Estate 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Coldstream Priory Historic site 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Milne Graden Estate 5.7 miles9.2 km
- The Hirsel Estate 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Haggerston Castle Estate 8 miles13 km
- Fowberry Tower Estate 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Paxton House Estate 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Shielfield Park Stadium 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Kelloe House Estate 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Berwick Harbour Harbour 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Kimmerghame House Estate 10.8 miles17.5 km