Other places · North East England
Berwick RFC
In or near Berwick town walls.
Berwick RFC in England North East, United Kingdom.
Walter Baxter — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Berwick-upon-Tweed · 4.2 km
About
Berwick RFC is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Berwick Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team that was founded in 1926, and reformed in 1968. The team is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, on the English side of the border with Scotland. They are affiliated to both the English Rugby Football Union and the Scottish Rugby Union. They compete in Scottish National League Division Two. Berwick play their home games at Scremerston.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Berwick Rugby club was formed in the SRU in 1926 and played in the South District Union. Its playing standard improved until the early 1930s and although it survived annual difficulties of finding players and pitches it could not survive the outbreak of the Second World War which robbed it of both. When the club was reborn in 1968 it had three main aims - to strive for as high a standard of rugby as possible for the club and its individual members, to create a good physical environment for rugby, and to be part of the sporting and social fabric of Berwick. Pursuit of the first aim has taken the Club to the BT Scottish Premiership (Division 2). In 2004 it won the National Shield and in 2006…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.7388, -1.9900
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Ancroft
- Postcode
- TD15 2QY
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Established
- 1926
- Nearest railway station
- Berwick-upon-Tweed — 4.2 km
- Official site
- www.berwickrugbyclub.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4896005 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Berwick RFC (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Berwick RFC?
- Berwick RFC is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TD15 2QY), in the parish of Ancroft.
- What is Berwick RFC?
- Berwick RFC in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Berwick RFC?
- The nearest railway station is Berwick-upon-Tweed, about 4.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode TD15 2QY.
- When was Berwick RFC built?
- Built or established in 1926.
- Is Berwick RFC a protected site?
- Yes — Berwick RFC is part of the Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Berwick RFC?
- The nearest railway station is Berwick-upon-Tweed, about 4.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TD15 2QY.