East Ord Explained

Official Name:East Ord
Country:England
Region:North East England
Shire County:Northumberland
Shire District:Berwick-upon-Tweed
Constituency Westminster:North Northumberland
Post Town:BERWICK UPON TWEED
Postcode Area:TD
Postcode District:TD15
Dial Code:01289
Os Grid Reference:NT985515
Coordinates:55.757°N -2.025°W
Static Image:Ord House - geograph.org.uk - 104082.jpg
Static Image Caption:Ord House

East Ord is a village in Northumberland, England about 2miles south west of Berwick Upon Tweed. It lies on the south bank of the River Tweed adjacent to the A1 Road.

History

The village was originally called Ord, with Middle Ord and West Ord being built at a later date. It gave its name to the family of Ord and was the family's seat. The Ords of Ord owned the village until the early fifteenth century. To the east of the village is Ord House. Ord House manor was originally built for Admiral Godolfin Osborne in 1789; noted in 1828 as belonging to James Grieve Esq; and an Osborne lived there until 1954. The manor house and grounds are now part of Ord House Country park, a quiet landscaped caravan park. Ord is widely scattered, and was confirmed by a Local Government Order in 1891 to be a separate parish for civil purposes, which included East, Middle and West Ord. The village itself is small, built in a rectangular form enclosing a green. In Kelly's Directory of 1897 the Kelso branch of the North Eastern railway passed through the township.[1]

Governance

East Ord is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Northumberland Communities . 31 December 2008.