Where is Bonchester Bridge?

Bonchester Bridge is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.3999°, -2.6552°.

Historic bridges · North East England

Bonchester Bridge

Bonchester Bridge in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Bonchester Bridge 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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Bonchester Bridge (Scots Binster Brig) is a village in Roxburghshire, within the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, lying on the Rule Water, six miles away from the market town of Hawick.

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Background

History

The name of the town is said to be Roman being devised from the term "Bona Castra" meaning "good camp" In 1701 the town's coaching inn "The Horse and Hound" was opened, although the building there today dates from rebuilding over 100 years later by James Chisholme. The bridge in the name dates from the 19th century when a toll road was constructed from the pass over the Cheviots on the England/Scotland border at Carter Bar and the market town of Hawick which is six miles away. and the William Laidlaw Memorial Hall for Bonchester Bridge. It was a gift to Bonchester Bridge from his father Sir Robert Laidlaw. The memorial hall is managed locally, seats 120 people, and it was renovated in 2000.

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