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Wark on Tweed

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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Coreydragon (talk | contribs) at 05:59, 20 February 2016 (Removed population figures (these are the figures for the similarly named Wark on Tyne; the best I could find for this Wark was those for Carham)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

There is also Wark on Tyne in the same county, (site of another Wark Castle)
Wark
OS grid referenceNT826386
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCORNHILL-ON-TWEED
Postcode districtTD12
Dialling code01890
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
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Wark on Tweed (usually referred to simply as Wark) is a village in the English county of Northumberland. It lies about 15 miles (24 km) south west of Berwick-upon-Tweed.

It is on the south bank of the River Tweed that can be considered the border between England and Scotland.

Landmarks

The ruins of Wark on Tweed Castle, originally an early 12th century motte-and-bailey, lie at the west end of the village.

Notable people

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