Towns & cities · Central Scotland
Norham
Norham — village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Etal · 8.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Norham is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 536 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, UK". Coordinates: 55.7180°, -2.1580°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Norham ( NORR-əm) is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Berwick on the south side of the River Tweed where it is the border with Scotland.
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Background
History
Its ancient name was Ubbanford. Ecgred of Lindisfarne (d.845) replaced a wooden church with one of stone and translated the relics of St Ceolwulf to it. Norham is mentioned as the resting place of St Cuthbert in the early eleventh century text On the Resting-Places of the Saints, and recent research has suggested the possibility that Norham (rather than Chester-le-Street or Durham) may have been the centre of the diocese of Lindisfarne from the ninth century until some time between 1013 and 1031. It is the site of the 12th-century Norham Castle and was for many years the centre of the Norhamshire exclave of County Durham. It was transferred to Northumberland in 1844. The 12th century also…
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- Coordinates
- 55.7180, -2.1580
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Norham
- Postcode
- TD15 2LA
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Population
- 536
- Nearest railway station
- Etal — 8.3 km
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q993658 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Norham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Norham Village Green - geograph.org.uk - 911561.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Norham?
- Norham is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode TD15 2LA), in the parish of Norham.
- Is Norham a protected site?
- Yes — Norham is part of the Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Norham free to visit?
- Yes, Norham is free to enter.
- How do I get to Norham?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TD15 2LA. It sits within the North Northumberland parliamentary constituency.