| Coordinates: | 55.286, -2.331 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 79 99 |
Rochester is a small, sparsely populated civil parish in rural Northumberland in the north of England, set in upland countryside not far from the Scottish border. The area is characterised by rolling hills, moorland and patchwork farmland, with traditional stone cottages and farmsteads giving it a distinctly remote, border-country feel that attracts walkers and birdwatchers.
Historically and socially the parish has been shaped by agriculture and the rhythms of rural life, and today that agricultural base is joined by a modest tourism and outdoor-recreation trade - holiday lets, walking and shooting provide a bit of income alongside farming. Local life is quiet and community-oriented, with the scattered hamlets and historic buildings reflecting the long-lived settlement pattern of northern England’s borderlands.
Postcode districts covering Rochester
Most populated places nearby
Neighbouring places
- Tarset Parish 6 miles9.7 km
- Otterburn Built-up area 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Alwinton Parish 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Falstone Parish 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Harbottle Parish 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Elsdon Parish 10 miles16.1 km
Example postcodes in Rochester
NE19 1RX, NE19 1RH, NE19 1TQ, NE19 1TE, NE19 1HS, NE19 1SW, NE19 1RE, NE19 1RA, NE19 1TT … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 30.5 miles49.1 km
- Edinburgh Airport 61.3 miles98.7 km
- Bardon Mill Railway Station 21.5 miles34.7 km
- Haydon Bridge Railway Station 21.7 miles34.9 km
Hotels near Rochester Ad
- Otterburn Castle Country House Hotel 7.1 miles11.4 km
Local points of interest
- The Cheviot Hills Hill 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Edgerston Estate 9.9 miles16 km
- Biddlestone Hall Estate 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Kielder Forest and Water Forest 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Abbotrule Estate 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Larriston Fells Hill 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Hunthill Estate 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Hallrule Estate 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Harwood Estate 15.6 miles25 km
- Bonjedward House Estate 17.1 miles27.6 km
- Clifton Park Estate 17.2 miles27.6 km
- Cragside Estate 17.6 miles28.4 km