Byrness
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Byrness is a village within Rochester civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is approximately north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne on the A68, and is the last village in England before the A68 climbs the Cheviot Hills to cross Carter Bar into Scotland. Byrness's village church features a stained-glass window commemorating the workers who died during the building of Catcleugh Reservoir nearby. Much of the village was built by the Forestry Commission to house workers for the extensive forests that surround it. Situated on the Pennine Way, Byrness has an inn (Forest View), campsite and other ac
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It is catalogued under topics including Rochester, Northumberland and Villages in Northumberland.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Rochester
- Image
- ByrnessChurch.JPG
- Dialing code
- 01830
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- Byrness
- OS grid reference
- NT770023
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Byrness is a village within Rochester civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is approximately north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne on the A68, and is the last village in England before the A68 climbs the Cheviot Hills to cross Carter Bar into Scotland. Byrness's village church features a stained-glass window commemorating the workers who died during the building of Catcleugh Reservoir nearby. Much of the village was built by the Forestry Commission to house workers for the extensive forests that surround it. Situated on the Pennine Way, Byrness has an inn (Forest View), campsite and other accommodation offering rest and sustenance for weary walkers.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Byrness” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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