Fenwick, Kyloe

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Fenwick
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Fenwick
Location within Northumberland
Population400 (2011)
OS grid reference NU065401
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Shire county
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Berwick-upon-Tweed
Postcode district TD15
Dialling code 01289
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55°39′16″N1°53′54″W / 55.654425°N 1.898255°W / 55.654425; -1.898255

Fenwick is a hamlet in the civil parish of Kyloe near Berwick-upon-Tweed, in Northumberland, England. It has a population of approx 400. [1] Fenwick lies only three miles from Holy Island, Lindisfarne and the world-famous heritage coastline. Fenwick lies alongside St Cuthberts Way, on which the monk St Cuthbert made his passage through Fenwick to the Holy Island. Fenwick's location meant it saw its fair share of skirmishes during the border raids from Scots.

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References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Information Britain. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

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