Rochester, Northumberland
| Rochester | |
|---|---|
  Rochester Location within Northumberland | |
| Population | 344 |
| OS grid reference | NY835985 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Postcode district | NE19 |
| Dialling code | 01830 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
Rochester is a small village and civil parish in north Northumberland, England. It is 5 miles (8 km) north-west of Otterburn on the A68 road between Corbridge and Jedburgh. The village is the site of the Roman fort of Bremenium, built there to protect the important Roman road of Dere Street, which passes through the village.
The civil parish extends north west of the village to the Scottish border. It includes the settlements of Byrness, Ramshope and Cottonshopeburnfoot, and the now closed Redesdale Camp, an army base in the Otterburn Training Area. In the 2001 census (when Redesdale Camp was open) the parish had a population of 358,[1] reducing to 344 at the 2011 Census.[2]
Climate[]
Rochester has an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb).
| Climate data for Redesdale Camp (211 m or 692 ft asl, averages 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
7.9 (46.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
5.4 (41.7) |
11.5 (52.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
0.7 (33.3) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.9 (44.4) |
4.5 (40.1) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 98.2 (3.87) |
72.2 (2.84) |
67.8 (2.67) |
56.3 (2.22) |
57.5 (2.26) |
63.3 (2.49) |
66.3 (2.61) |
71.6 (2.82) |
66.4 (2.61) |
91.1 (3.59) |
91.7 (3.61) |
94.5 (3.72) |
896.9 (35.31) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 16.7 | 11.3 | 13.4 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 155.7 |
| Source: Met Office[3] | |||||||||||||
Governance[]
Rochester is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.
References[]
- ^ 2001 census: Neighbourhood Statistics
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ "Redesdale Camp (Northumberland) UK climate averages". Met Office. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- J. Collingwood Bruce, Roman Wall (1863), Harold Hill & Son, ISBN 0-900463-32-5
- Frank Graham, The Roman Wall, Comprehensive History and Guide (1979), Frank Graham, ISBN 0-85983-140-X
External links[]
Media related to Rochester, Northumberland at Wikimedia Commons
- Villages in Northumberland
- Civil parishes in Northumberland