Berwick-upon-Tweed is a town inside the county of Northumberland. It is the northernmost town in England. It's situated 2.5 miles (4 kilometres) to the south of the Scottish border, at the mouth of the River Tweed, on the east coast of the United Kingdom. It's about 56 miles (90 kilometres) south east of Edinburgh, 65 miles (105 km) north of Newcastle upon Tyne and 345 miles (555 km) north of London. The 2011 UK Census recorded Berwick's population as about 12,043. A civil parish and town council were established during 2008. Berwick was established as an Anglo-Saxon settlement through the period of the Kingdom of Northumbria, which was annexed by England in the 10th century. The area was, for over 400 years, central to historic border wars amongst the Kingdoms of England and Scotland, and a number of instances possession of Berwick was swapped between the two kingdoms. The last time it changed hands was when England retook it in 1482. Berwick remains 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, which includes 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 current and recent Berwick economic activities include salmon fishing, shipbuilding, engineering, sawmilling, fertilizer production, malting and the production of tweed and hosiery. For all your house improvements, ensure that you choose vetted professionals in Berwick-upon-Tweed to ensure you get an excellent quality service.