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Carham
Carham in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Carham 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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From the Wikipedia article
Carham or Carham on Tweed 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. According to the United Kingdom Census 2011, it is the place in England with greatest proportion of Scottish-born people, at approximately 33%.
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Background
History
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. In 833 the Danes fought the English, and the English were routed. Leland tells us that <blockquote>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.</blockquote> A field between the glebe and Dunstan Wood, where bones have been from time to time disinterred, is probably the site of the battle. In 1018 the Battle of Carham between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Northumbrians resulted in a Scottish victory. The fact…
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- Coordinates
- 55.6382, -2.3221
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Carham?
- Carham is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.6382°, -2.3221°.