Norham, Carlisle

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Norham is a village in Carlisle

Other current and historical names

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Norham within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Norham in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Norham, par., township, and vil. with ry. sta., Northumberland, on river Tweed - par., 15,169 ac., pop. 2682; township, 2554 ac., pop. 920; vil., 6 miles SW. of Berwick; P.O., T.O.; is an ancient place, and long held an important position, being the capital of Norhamshire, and the seat of the Bishop of Durham's exchequer and courts of justice; a bridge (1840) crosses the Tweed here. Norham Castle (1121), now an imposing ruin, with massive square tower, surmounts a steep wooded portion of the river's bank, and was an important stronghold in the annals of Border warfare.

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Norham Mains, township, Norham par., Northumberland, 1100 ac., pop. 128.

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