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Berwick from Camphill Viewpoint in the Liberties

Liberties of Berwick The Liberties of Berwick constitute that area of land north of the River Tweed which was in former days governed as appurtenant to the Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed. The town and the Liberties are the only part of Northumberland north of the Tweed, and outside any of the six Wards of that county. The origin of the Liberties is in the mediæval wars that rent the island, dragging Berwick-upon-Tweed repeatedly between the two kingdoms; the Liberties are the land annexed with the town. Today the Liberties are a quiet, farming area with no towns nor villages of any size beyond Berwick itself. (Read more)