Redesdale, the Glossary
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30 relations: A68 road, Anglo-Scottish border, Baron Redesdale, Battle of Otterburn, Border reivers, British Army, Byrness, Carter Bar, Cheviot Hills, Elsdon, Northumberland, England, Kielder Forest, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, List of battles between England and Scotland, Market town, Middle Ages, Northumberland, Northumberland National Park, Otterburn Training Area, Otterburn, Northumberland, Raid of the Redeswire, Redesmouth, River Rede, River Tyne, Rochester, Northumberland, Roman Empire, Umfraville, University of Edinburgh, Valley.
- Valleys of Northumberland
A68 road
The A68 is a major road in the United Kingdom, running from Darlington in England to the A720 in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.
Anglo-Scottish border
The Anglo-Scottish border is an internal border of the United Kingdom separating Scotland and England which runs for 96 miles (154 km) between Marshall Meadows Bay on the east coast and the Solway Firth in the west.
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Baron Redesdale
Baron Redesdale, of Redesdale in the County of Northumberland, is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
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Battle of Otterburn
The Battle of Otterburn took place according to Scottish sources on 5 August 1388, or 19 August according to English sources, as part of the continuing border skirmishes between the Scots and English.
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Border reivers
Border reivers were raiders along the Anglo-Scottish border from the late 13th century to the beginning of the 17th century.
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British Army
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.
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Byrness
Byrness is a village within Rochester civil parish in Northumberland, England.
Carter Bar
Carter Bar is a pass in the Cheviot Hills, on the Anglo-Scottish border.
Cheviot Hills
The Cheviot Hills, or sometimes The Cheviots, are a range of uplands straddling the Anglo-Scottish border between Northumberland and the Scottish Borders.
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Elsdon, Northumberland
Elsdon is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northumberland about to the southwest of Rothbury.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
Kielder Forest
Kielder Forest is a large forestry plantation in Northumberland, England, surrounding Kielder village and the Kielder Water reservoir.
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Kingdom of England
The Kingdom of England was a sovereign state on the island of Great Britain from 886, when it emerged from various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, until 1 May 1707, when it united with Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, which would later become the United Kingdom.
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Kingdom of Scotland
The Kingdom of Scotland was a sovereign state in northwest Europe, traditionally said to have been founded in 843. Its territories expanded and shrank, but it came to occupy the northern third of the island of Great Britain, sharing a land border to the south with the Kingdom of England. During the Middle Ages, Scotland engaged in intermittent conflict with England, most prominently the Wars of Scottish Independence, which saw the Scots assert their independence from the English.
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List of battles between England and Scotland
The Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland fought dozens of battles with each other.
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Market town
A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city.
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
Northumberland
Northumberland is a ceremonial county in North East England, bordering Scotland.
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Northumberland National Park
Northumberland National Park is the northernmost national park in England.
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Otterburn Training Area
The Otterburn Army Training Estate is a military training area near Otterburn, Northumberland, in northern England.
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Otterburn, Northumberland
Otterburn is a small village in Northumberland, England, northwest of Newcastle upon Tyne on the banks of the River Rede, near the confluence of the Otter Burn, from which the village derives its name. Redesdale and Otterburn, Northumberland are Northumberland geography stubs.
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Raid of the Redeswire
The Raid of the Redeswire, also known as the Redeswire Fray, was a border skirmish between England and Scotland on 7 July 1575 which took place at Carter Bar, the Cheviot pass which enters Redesdale.
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Redesmouth
Redesmouth is a village in Northumberland, England, just over to the south-east of Bellingham. Redesdale and Redesmouth are Northumberland geography stubs.
River Rede
The Rede is a river in Northumberland, England.
River Tyne
The River Tyne is a river in North East England.
Rochester, Northumberland
Rochester is a small village and civil parish in north Northumberland, England.
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Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.
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Umfraville
The Umfraville family were Anglo-Norman landowners, administrators and soldiers who were prominent from about 1120 to 1437 on the northern border of England, where they held the strategic lordships of Prudhoe and Redesdale in Northumberland.
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh (University o Edinburgh, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as Edin. in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Valley
A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains, which typically contains a river or stream running from one end to the other.
See also
Valleys of Northumberland
- College Valley
- Dene (valley)
- Redesdale
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redesdale
Also known as Reedsdale.