Ord, Northumberland

Ord, Northumberland

Coordinates: 55°45′25″N 2°01′30″W / 55.757°N 2.025°W / 55.757; -2.025

Ord
Ord is located in Northumberland
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 Ord shown within Northumberland
Population 1,365 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid reference NT985515
Unitary authority Northumberland
Ceremonial county Northumberland
Region North East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police Northumbria
Fire Northumberland
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
List of places: UK • England • Northumberland

Ord is a civil parish in Northumberland, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population 1,365. The parish is situated to the south-west of the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and includes the settlements of East Ord and Murton. The parish is bound to the north by the River Tweed, and to the south by the Aller Dean.

The parish was created in 1891 from part of the Tweedmouth parish.

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