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Berwick-upon-Tweed | |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | North East England |
| Administrative county | Northumberland |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Abolished | 1 April 2009 |
| Admin. HQ | Berwick-upon-Tweed |
| Government | |
| • Type | Berwick-upon-Tweed Council |
| • Leadership: | Alternative – Sec.31 |
| Area | |
• Total | 971.80 km2 (375.21 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 25,949 |
| • Density | 26.702/km2 (69.158/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| ONS code | 35UC |
| Ethnicity | 99.6% White |
| Website | berwick-upon-tweed.gov.uk |
Berwick-upon-Tweed was alocal government district andborough in Northumberland in the north-east of England, on the border withScotland. The district had a resident population of 25,949 according to the2001 census, which also notes that it is the most ethnically homogeneous in the country, with 99.6% of the population recording themselves in the 2001 census asWhite. It was also the least populated district in England with borough status, and the third-leastdensely populated local government district (afterEden andTynedale).
Its main town isBerwick-upon-Tweed, sited immediately to the north of theTweed estuary. The town is ancient, the scene of a number of battles; it has perhaps the best remaining example of a (almost completely intact) town wall, built for defensive purposes.
On the south of the estuary, the port ofTweedmouth is the point of export of diverse goods, but especially grain and roadstone. The remainder of the borough is rural, bordered to the west by theCheviot Hills, and to the east by a scenic coastline.
The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the previous borough ofBerwick-upon-Tweed withBelford Rural District,Glendale Rural District andNorham and Islandshires Rural District.
Berwick was the first district in Britain to hold areferendum on whether to have adirectly elected mayor. This referendum, on 7 June 2001, decided against an elected mayor.[1]
The district was abolished as part of the2009 structural changes to local government in England effective from 1 April 2009 with responsibilities being transferred toNorthumberland County Council, aunitary authority.
The borough contained the settlements andcivil parishes of: (towns highlighted in bold)
In addition to the "no" vote in Sedgefield, electors in Brighton and Hove voted against the idea. Previous "no" votes have been recorded in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Kirklees & Sunderland.
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