Coordinates: 55°29′17″N 1°53′35″W / 55.488°N 1.893°W / 55.488; -1.893

Old Bewick

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Old Bewick
Old Bewick is located in Northumberland
Old Bewick
Old Bewick
Location within Northumberland
OS grid referenceNU068216
Civil parish
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townALNWICK
Postcode districtNE66
Dialling code01665
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55°29′17″N 1°53′35″W / 55.488°N 1.893°W / 55.488; -1.893

Old Bewick is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bewick, in the county of Northumberland, England, notable for its Bronze Age cairn, Iron Age hill fort, and rock art (petroglyphs) exhibiting the characteristic cup and ring marks. In 1951 the parish had a population of 82.[1]

Governance[]

Old Bewick is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Old Bewick was formerly a township; from 1866 Old Bewick was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 to form Bewick.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population statistics Old Bewick Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Old Bewick Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

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