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.
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