Bowsden

Bowsden
Bowsden
Bowsden shown within Northumberland
Population 178 (2011)
OS grid reference NT995415
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BERWICK UPON TWEED
Postcode district TD15
Police Northumbria
Fire Northumberland
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England

Bowsden is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is about 6 miles (10 km) to the south of Berwick-upon-Tweed, inland from the North Sea coast at Lindisfarne, and has a population of 157,[1] rising to 178 at the 2011 Census.[2]

Landmarks

The Devil's Causeway passes the village about 1 mile (2 km) to the east. The causeway is a Roman road which starts at Port Gate on Hadrian's Wall, north of Corbridge, and extends 55 miles (89 km) northwards across Northumberland to the mouth of the River Tweed at Berwick-upon-Tweed.

References

  1. Census 2001
  2. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 June 2015.


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