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 miles
Neighbouring places
- Branxton Parish 1.9 miles
- Milfield Parish 2.2 miles
- Ewart Parish 3.4 miles
- Duddo Parish 3.7 miles
- Cornhill on Tweed Built-up area 4.3 miles
- Doddington Parish 4.4 miles
- Norham and Islandshires Ward 4.8 miles
- Bowsden Parish 4.8 miles
- Kilham Parish 5.1 miles
- Coldstream Place 5.5 miles
- Lowick Built-up area 5.6 miles
- Carham Parish 5.6 miles
Example postcodes in Ford
TD12 4TF, TD12 4SG, TD12 4TE, TD12 4TD, TD12 4QE, TD15 2QB, TD15 2PY, TD12 4ST, TD12 4XL … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 44.3 miles
- Edinburgh Airport 53.5 miles
- Berwick-upon-Tweed Railway Station 10.8 miles
- Chathill 17.3 miles
Hotels near Ford Ad
- The Blue Bell Inn 4 1.1 miles
- The Black Bull Inn 5.4 miles
- The White Swan Inn 5.6 miles
- Black Bull Inn 4 7.1 miles
- Collingwood Arms Hotel 4.4 miles
- Newcastle Arms Hotel 5.4 miles
- The Lindisfarne Inn - The Inn Collection Group 3 8.3 miles
- Host & Stay | Cheviot Street 7.2 miles
- Host and Stay | 421 Wooler Park 7.5 miles
- Host & Stay | Dolphin Dream 8.3 miles
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 miles
- Coldstream Priory Historic site 5.3 miles
- Milne Graden Estate 5.7 miles
- The Hirsel Estate 6.9 miles
- Haggerston Castle Estate 8 miles
- Fowberry Tower Estate 9.1 miles
- Paxton House Estate 9.4 miles
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 9.4 miles
- Shielfield Park Stadium 9.8 miles
- Kelloe House Estate 10.7 miles
- Berwick Harbour Harbour 10.7 miles
- Kimmerghame House Estate 10.8 miles