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Horncliffe
Horncliffe in Northumberland is the most northerly village in England. It is situated on the south bank of the River Tweed, which forms the border with Scotland. Horncliffe is located about 5 miles south-west of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and about 3 miles north-east of Norham. The Union Chain Bridge is located just over half a mile north of Horncliffe, near the hamlet of Loanend.
HORNCLIFFE, a township, in the parish of Norham, union of Berwick-upon-Tweed, N. division of Northumberland, 5 miles (W.S.W.) from Berwick: containing 322 inhabitants. It is situated on the Tweed, and comprises about 840 acres of land. From Horncliffe Hall is a fine prospect of the extensive plain of Merse, and the luxuriant banks of the Tweed. The tithes have been commuted for £151. 3., payable to the Dean and Chapter of Durham.
Extract from: A Topographical Dictionary of England comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships..... 7th Edition, by Samuel Lewis, London, 1848.
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Houses on the edge of Horncliffe, seen across field
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Horncliffe (Northumberland)
- "Horncliffe parish lies on the south bank of the River Tweed in north Northumberland.
The earliest remains in the parish are Bronze Age. Two barrows lie on the high land …
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Norhamshire, 1855
- Extract from: History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland...Whellan, William, & Co, 1855. NORHAMSHIRE NORHAM, or NORHAMSHIRE, is a parish co-extensive with the hundred of the same name, and forming, …
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Houses on the edge of Horncliffe, seen across field
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from https://keystothepast.info/se…
Horncliffe (Northumberland)
- "Horncliffe parish lies on the south bank of the River Tweed in north Northumberland.
The earliest remains in the parish are Bronze Age. Two barrows lie on the high land …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
