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]
| Bowsden | |
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  Bowsden Location 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 |
| UK Parliament | |
Landmarks
editThe 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
edit- ^ "Census 2001". Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bowsden.
- Bowsden homepage
- Northumberland Communities (Accessed: 5 November 2008)
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