Tweedmouth

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title: "Tweedmouth" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-coastal-places-in-northumberland", "former-civil-parishes-in-northumberland", "populated-places-on-the-river-tweed", "ports-and-harbours-of-northumberland", "berwick-upon-tweed"] description: "Village in Northumberland, England" topic_path: "general/populated-coastal-places-in-northumberland" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweedmouth" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Northumberland, England ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
official_name	Tweedmouth
static_image_name	File:Tweedmouth West End.jpg
static_image_caption	Tweedmouth West End
coordinates
london_distance	345 mi
os_grid_reference	NT995525
civil_parish	Berwick-upon-Tweed
unitary_england	Northumberland
lieutenancy_england	Northumberland
region	North East England
country	England
post_town	Berwick-upon-Tweed
postcode_district	TD15
postcode_area	TD
dial_code	01289
constituency_westminster	North Northumberland
website	Berwick-upon-Tweed Town Council
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| official_name = Tweedmouth | static_image_name = File:Tweedmouth West End.jpg | static_image_caption = Tweedmouth West End | coordinates = | population = | population_ref = | london_distance = 345 mi | os_grid_reference = NT995525 | civil_parish = Berwick-upon-Tweed | unitary_england = Northumberland | lieutenancy_england = Northumberland | region = North East England | country = England | post_town = Berwick-upon-Tweed | postcode_district = TD15 | postcode_area = TD | dial_code = 01289 | constituency_westminster = North Northumberland | website = Berwick-upon-Tweed Town Council Tweedmouth is part of the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, in Northumberland, England. It is located on the south bank of the River Tweed and is connected to Berwick town centre, on the north bank, by two road bridges and a railway bridge. Tweedmouth has historically always been part of England, in contrast to the walled town of Berwick which came under Scottish control for several periods in the Middle Ages. The local nickname for people from Tweedmouth is "Twempies".

Governance

Tweedmouth is part of Berwick-upon-Tweed Town Council, which also includes neighbouring Spittal. It is in the parliamentary constituency of North Northumberland. The unitary authority for the area is Northumberland County Council. It was historically part of Islandshire, which was an exclave of County Durham, before becoming a hundred of Northumberland in 1844. In 1951 the parish had a population of 6410. On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished and became part of Berwick upon Tweed unparished area which became parished in 2008.

Attractions

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Berwick_Bridge.jpg" caption="The Old Bridge"] ::

In an annual ceremony dating back to 1292, Tweedmouth schools elect a Salmon Queen to mark the start of Salmon Week, a traditional celebration which dates to medieval times. The event is a reminder that Tweedmouth has a long history of salmon fishing on the river. There is a procession from Berwick town hall across the Old Bridge to Tweedmouth where the incoming Salmon Queen is crowned.

The parish church of St Bartholomew and St Boisil dates to the late 18th century. It stands on the site of an earlier church built in 1145, which was in turn on the site of an earlier 7th century church.

The most obvious historic landmark is the 15-arched Old Bridge, built of local sandstone in 1610. The bridge was built by order of James VI and I, and formed part of the Great North Road between London and Edinburgh. The Old Bridge still carries traffic across the River Tweed.

The Tweed Dock

The Tweed Dock officially opened in October 1876, replacing the older port on the north bank of the river which had become inadequate. Following improvement works in 1993 vessels with a maximum beam of 16 metres are now able to enter the dock. Due to its geographical location the port primarily handles cargoes linked to the agricultural industry, with fertilisers, malting barley, feed barley and oilseed rape the principal commodities.

Sport and recreation

Berwick Rangers football club plays at Shielfield Park in Tweedmouth. The stadium also hosts motorcycle speedway, in the form of Berwick Bandits. The neighbouring ground of Old Shielfield Park is home to Tweedmouth Rangers F.C., who play in the East of Scotland Football League. The Swan Leisure Centre is a multi-purpose leisure facility with a swimming pool, gym, sports hall and all-weather outdoor pitch.

Photographs of Tweedmouth

Swans in the dock at Berwick on Tweed - geograph.org.uk - 97921.jpg| Shielfield Park, Home of Berwick Rangers FC - geograph.org.uk - 409958.jpg| Royal Border Bridge at sunset (9000334802).jpg| Royal Tweed Bridge.jpg|

References

References

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2. "A guide to Tweedmouth, Northumberland. Tweedmouth tourist information, local contacts, attractions and reviews".
3. Thompson, Nigel. (13 July 2013). "Visiting Flodden: Northumberland site of Britain's most momentous battle".
4. "THE COUNCIL | Berwick-upon-Tweed Town Council".
5. "Genuki: National Gazetteer (1868) - Tweedmouth, Northumberland".
6. "Population statistics Tweedmouth CP/Ch through time". [[A Vision of Britain through Time]].
7. "Northumberland North First Registration District". UKBMD.
8. "Tweedmouth, Northumberland - History, Travel, and accommodation information".
9. "BBC History. ''Tweedmouth Festival''".
10. "potss.co.uk".
11. "History".
12. "Visitberwick.com. ''The Swan Leisure Centre''".

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