Blyth Bridge

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Blyth Bridge
Peeblesshire
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Blyth Bridge
Location
Grid reference: NT136455
Location: 55°41’42"N, 3°22’34"W
Data
Population: 107
Post town: West Linton
Postcode: EH46
Dialling code: 01721
Local Government
Council: Scottish Borders
Parliamentary
constituency:
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale
and Tweeddale

Blyth Bridge is a small hamlet in Peeblesshire, near West Linton.

The hamlet sits in a bend on the A701 road which runs from Moffat to Edinburgh, close to the junction with the A72 east-west road to the county town, Peebles.

Places nearby include the Lyne Water, Carlops, Romannobridge, and the Deepsyke Forest.

There is an aqueduct here carrying a large water main which supplies Edinburgh and passes over Tarth Water.

A number of Iron Age forts are to be found on the hills nearby, and the historic Drochil Castle is a short distance away.

Blythbank Farm nearby currently has a planning permission application to make it the largest free range egg farm in the world.[1]

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References

  1. "Villagers Stunned at Government Decision". Blyth Bank Action Group. 2008-03-26. http://bbag.blythbridge.org.uk/content/view/51/2/. Retrieved 2008-04-01.