Coordinates: 55°38′24″N 2°19′37″W / 55.640°N 2.327°W
| Carham | |
.png)  Carham shown within Northumberland |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | Berwick-upon-Tweed |
| Shire county | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | COLDSTREAM |
| Postcode district | TD12 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| European Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | Berwick-upon-Tweed |
| List of places: UK • England • Northumberland | |
Carham is a village in Northumberland, England. The village lies on the south side of the River Tweed about 3 miles (5 km) west of Coldstream.
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History
At Carham on the Tweed, where a stream divides Northumberland from Scotland, a battle was fought in A.D. 833 between the Danes and the English, the latter being routed. Leland tells us that
in the 33rd year of Ecbright the Danes arrived at Lindisfarne and fought with the English at Carham where Eleven Bishops and two English Countes were slayne, and a great numbre of people.
A field between the glebe and Dunstan Wood, where bones have been from time to time disinterred, is probably the site of the battle.[1] [2]
Near to Carham are the extensive remains of Early British camps and a bronze sword, now in the British Museum, discovered in the nearby Tweed.[2]
Governance
Carham is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Religious sites
The church is dedicated to St Cuthbert.[3]
References
- ^ Hugill, Robert (1931). Road Guide to Northumberland and The Border. Newcastle upon Tyne, England: Andrew Reid & Company, Limited.
- ^ a b Ridley, Nancy (1966). Portrait of Northumberland. London: Robert Hale.
- ^ Purves, Geoffrey (2006). Churches of Newcastle and Northumberland. Stroud, Gloucestershire, England: Tempus Publishing Limited. pp. 173. ISBN 0 7524 4071 3. www.tempus-publishing.com.
External links
- GENUKI (accessed: 19 November 2008)
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