Volume contents
- 1 - Berwick town , page 1 (start)
- 1A - Berwick town , plan of Berwick (1650)
- 2 - Berwick town , page 2
- 10 - Berwick town , page 10
- 20 - Berwick town , page 20
- 30 - Berwick town , page 30
- 40 - Berwick town , page 40
- 50 - Berwick town , page 50
- 60 - Berwick town , page 60
- 70 - Berwick town , page 70
- 80 - Berwick town , page 80
- 86 - Berwick town , page 86 (end)
- 87 - Berwick town , title page
- 88 - Berwick town , index
Continued entries/extra info
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County of the Borough and Town of Berwick upon Tweed} continued
.... above Berwick called "Halidon Hill"
and after one of the fiercest battles
on record, defeated Douglas and
the Scottish Army, The slaughter
on this occasion was very great,
ie 8 Earls, 90 Knights and Baurenets
400 Esquires, & 35,000 men . Edward
on the evening of the same day marched into Berwick, and it againe becomes an English town.
Berwick was retaken by the Scotch in 1384. Edward comes over from France
marches immediately to Berwick & recovers it again.
During the truce of 1384 Berwick was betrayed into the hands of the
Scotch by the Deputy Governor, but Percy, Earl of Northumberland
got it back by the payment of 2000 merks.
In 1404, the Earl of Northumberland engaged to give up the Castle &
town to the King of Scotland Robert the 3rd., & having rebelled against
the King (Richard the 2nd) he brought Troops to reduce it. the Castle, altho
defying the King surrendered upon the first cannon shot
being fired - this the first time Gunpowder was used in
all the sieges of Berwick.
Ordnance Survey - Berwick county, OS Name Books - Berwick county - Volume 4 - Town of Berwick, OS1/5/4
This volume contains information on place names found in the town of Berwick.
Ordnance Survey - Berwick county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Berwick, which is in the south east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.