Otterburn
Parish in Northumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 55.241, -2.174 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 89 94 |
| Population: | 654 |
| Dialling code: | 01830 (Kirkwhelpington) |
Otterburn is a small upland village and civil parish in Northumberland, set in the heather and peat moorland of Redesdale beside the River Rede. Much of the surrounding landscape is given over to the Otterburn Training Area, one of Britain’s largest MOD firing ranges, so the patchwork of pasture and peat has a secluded, functional feel and occasional access restrictions when the range is in use.
The area is best known for the 1388 Battle of Otterburn, a famous episode in the long border warfare between England and Scotland, and traces of that frontier history - drove roads, old tower sites and scattered farmsteads - still shape local life. Today the local economy is largely agricultural with forestry, game and seasonal rural tourism (walking, shooting and wildlife watching), and the community remains small and close‑knit despite the military presence.
Postcode districts covering Otterburn
Most populated places nearby
- Newburn 24.8 miles
- Ashington 24.5 miles
- Bedlington 24.2 miles
- Morpeth 19.9 miles
- Prudhoe 23.1 miles
- Hexham 18.9 miles
- Ponteland 21.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Otterburn Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Elsdon Parish 3.1 miles
- Corsenside Parish 5.1 miles
- Hepple Parish 5.5 miles
- Harbottle Parish 6 miles
- Rothbury Ward 6.4 miles
- Rochester Parish 6.9 miles
- Bellingham Built-up area 7.5 miles
- Hollinghill Parish 8 miles
- Birtley Parish 8.1 miles
- Tarset Parish 8.2 miles
- Kirkwhelpington Parish 8.4 miles
Example postcodes in Otterburn
NE19 1LD, NE19 1NR, NE19 1NA, NE19 1NB, NE19 1HL, NE19 1JE, NE19 1HE, NE19 1LW, NE19 1HB … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 23.7 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 58.6 miles
- Haydon Bridge Railway Station 18.6 miles
- Hexham Railway Station 18.7 miles
Hotels near Otterburn Ad
- Otterburn Castle Country House Hotel 0.6 miles
- Riverdale Hall Hotel 3 7.5 miles
Schools in Otterburn
- Otterburn Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Biddlestone Hall Estate 8.6 miles
- The Cheviot Hills Hill 11.5 miles
- Cragside Estate 12.1 miles
- Brocolitia Roman Fort Archaeological site 14.4 miles
- Brocolitia Mithraic temple Archaeological site 14.4 miles
- Chesters Roman Fort Archaeological site 14.9 miles
- Chesters Roman bridge Archaeological site 15 miles
- Edgerston Estate 16.4 miles
- Housesteads Roman Fort Archaeological site 16.9 miles
- Kielder Forest and Water Forest 17 miles
- Stagshaw House Estate 17.6 miles
- Roddam Estate 17.6 miles