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
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- 50 - Berwick town , page 50
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- 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
....In 1297 Wallace led an army
against Berwick, but the Governor
held the Castle bravely, & the
regent - the King being absent -
having raised 200 horse, 1200
light horse, & 10,000 foot hurriedly
marched them to the relief of Berwick.
In 1303 Edward I passed through Berwick with his Grand Army.
In 1314 Edward the 2nd marshalled is army at Berwick. It consisted
of 40,000 horse, 30,000 of which was completely armed, and 52,000 foot.
Berwick taken by Douglas Bruce, makes it a Scottish Town.
"Edward the 2nd" arrived before Berwick on 1st Septr. 1319 - and after a severe
struggle to recover Berwick he was obliged to raise the Siege and return
to England - this failure is said to (be crossed out) have been caused by the desertion
of the Earl of Lancaster who withdrew part of his forces.
"Edward the 3rd" with a powerful army arrived before Berwick on
12th of April 1333; which he strictly blockaded - Douglas, with 68,000
of a Scottish force hastens to its relief. Edward met him on the hill
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.