On this Day in 1639

Charles joins the English Army at Berwick upon Tweed

On the 30th May, King Charles I joined his English Army of about 15,000 men at Berwick-upon-Tweed. Charles announced that he would not invade Scotland, as long as the Covenanter army remained 10 miles north of the border. Alexander Leslie, commanding the Scottish Covenanter army advanced to Kelso, within the 10 mile limit, but neither side was anxious to fight. 

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Anglo-Scottish Wars 17th Century 1639 Berwick upon Tweed

Parish in Focus: Bewick, Northumberland

The Civil Parish is the lowest tier of local government and many of the parishes in Northern England have boundaries and interesting histories relating to the ancient townships of long ago. Typically they have an enduring sense of place and community.

Bewick is a civil parish in Northumberland, located about 10 miles north-west of Alnwick. It is sparsely populated, with the population mostly concentrated in the east side of the parish, in the hamlets of Old Bewick and New Bewick. The west of the parish includes the rugged terrain of Bewick Moor and hill ranges. It has several prehistoric sites, including Bronze Age cairns and Iron Age hillforts (see: historic sites). The River Breamish flows through the parish, and south of Bewick Bridge, it becomes known as the River Till.

About the Parish	1855 Directory
Historic Buildings and Monuments	Bewick Hill Camp (hillfort)

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