Berwick-upon-tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed is a town in the county of Northumberland. It's the northernmost town in England. It is situated 2.5 miles (4 km) to the south of the Scottish border, at the mouth of the River Tweed, on the east coast of the UK. It's about 56 miles (90 kilometres) south east of Edinburgh, 65 miles (105 kilometres) north of Newcastle upon Tyne and 345 miles (555 km) north of London. The 2011 United Kingdom Census recorded Berwick's population as approximately 12,000. A civil parish and town council were founded in 2008. Berwick was established as an Anglo-Saxon settlement through the time of the Kingdom of Northumbria, which was annexed by England in the 10th century. The area was, for over four hundred years, central to historical border wars between the Kingdoms of England and Scotland, and numerous times possession of Berwick changed hands between the two kingdoms. The final time it changed hands was when England retook it in 1482. Berwick is still a traditional market town and also has some notable architectural features, for example its medieval town walls, Elizabethan ramparts and Britain's earliest barracks buildings. Slightly more than 60 per cent of the population works in the service sector, including shops, hotels and catering, financial services and most government activity, including health care. About 13% is in manufacturing, 10% in agriculture, and 8 per cent in construction. Some existing and recent Berwick economic activities include salmon fishing, shipbuilding, engineering, sawmilling, fertilizer production, malting and the manufacturing of tweed and hosiery. For all your property improvement projects, be certain that you utilise reputable professionals in Berwick-upon-Tweed to make sure that you get an excellent quality service.