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Berwick-upon-tweed

Berwick-upon-Tweed is a town inside the county of Northumberland. It is the northernmost town in England. It is located 2.5 miles (4 kilometres) south of the Scottish border, at the mouth of the River Tweed, on the east coast . It is 56 miles (90 kilometres) to the south east of Edinburgh, 65 miles (105 kilometres) to the north of Newcastle upon Tyne and 345 miles (555 km) north of London. The 2011 UK Census recorded Berwick's population as around 12,043. A civil parish and town council were founded during 2008. Berwick was established as an Anglo-Saxon settlement during the historical period of the Kingdom of Northumbria, which was annexed by England in the 10th century. The area was, for more than four hundred years, central to historical border wars between the Kingdoms of England and Scotland, and many occasions 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 instance its medieval town walls, Elizabethan ramparts and Britain's earliest barracks buildings. Slightly more than 60% of the population works in the service sector, including shops, hotels and catering, financial services and most government activity, such as health care. About 13 per cent is in manufacturing, 10% in agriculture, and 8% in building. Some present and recent Berwick economic activities include salmon fishing, shipbuilding, engineering, sawmilling, fertilizer production, malting and the manufacturing of tweed and hosiery. For all your house improvements, make sure that you select trustworthy experts in Berwick-upon-Tweed to ensure you get a fantastic quality service.