Shoreswood is a place and
civil parish
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about 6 miles from
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed (), sometimes known as Berwick-on-Tweed or simply Berwick, is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, and the northernmost town in England. The 2011 United Kingdom census recor ...
, in the county of
Northumberland
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, England. The parish includes the hamlets of
Shoresdean and
Thornton. In 2011 the parish had a population of 148. The parish touches
Ancroft
Ancroft is a village and civil parish (which includes the village of Scremerston) in Northumberland, England. Prior to 1844, Ancroft lay within the Islandshire exclave of County Durham. It is south of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and has a population ...
,
Duddo
Duddo is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Northumberland, about southwest of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
History
Duddo Five Stones is a stone circle to the north of the village. It is a Scheduled Monument.
Duddo Tower, s ...
,
Horncliffe
Horncliffe is a village in the county of Northumberland, England. It lies on the south bank of the River Tweed about south west of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and about north east of Norham and is the most northerly village in England.
History
Hor ...
,
Norham
Norham ( ) is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, south-west of Berwick on the south side of the River Tweed where it is the border with Scotland.
History
Its ancient name was Ubbanford. Ecgred of Lindisfarne (d.845) replac ...
and
Ord
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Places
* Ord of Caithness, landform in north-east Scotland
* Ord, Nebraska, US
* Ord, Northumberland, England
* Muir of Ord, village in Highland, Scotland
* Ord, Skye, a place near Tarskavaig
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.
Landmarks
There are 3
listed buildings in Shoreswood. Shoreswood once had a chapel. Shoreswood Village Hall was built in 1953 but fell into disrepair. Shoreswood National School is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map of 1866.
Deserted villages
Shoreswood Hall is the site of the possible deserted medieval village of Shoreswood. The parish contains the deserted medieval village of
Edmondhills of which nothing remains and the earthworks of the medieval village of
Thorntonpark.
History
The name "Shoreswood" means 'Steep enclosure', the final element was later replaced by 'wood'. Shoreswood was formerly a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in the parish of Norham, in 1866 Shoreswood became a civil parish in its own right. On 1 April 1955 Thornton parish was merged with Shoreswood.
References
External links
Parish council{{Commons cat, Shoreswood
Villages in Northumberland
Civil parishes in Northumberland