Rochester
village
Rochester is located in Northumberland
Rochester
Rochester
Location within Northumberland
Population344 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceNY835985
Civil parish
  • Rochester
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode districtNE19
Dialling code01830
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
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UK
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Northumberland
55°16′48″N 2°15′40″W / 55.280°N 2.261°W / 55.280; -2.261

Rochester is a small village and civil parish in north Northumberland, England. It is 5 miles (8 km) north-west of Otterburn on the A68 road between Corbridge and Jedburgh. The village is the site of the Roman fort of Bremenium, built there to protect the important Roman road of Dere Street, which passes through the village.

The civil parish extends north west of the village to the Scottish border. It includes the settlements of Byrness, Horsley, Ramshope and Cottonshopeburnfoot, and the now closed Redesdale Camp, an army base in the Otterburn Training Area. In the 2001 census (when Redesdale Camp was open) the parish had a population of 358,[1] reducing to 344 at the 2011 Census.[2]


Climate

Rochester has an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb).

Climate data for Redesdale Camp (211 m or 692 ft asl, averages 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.3
(41.5) 		5.7
(42.3) 		7.9
(46.2) 		10.6
(51.1) 		13.9
(57.0) 		16.5
(61.7) 		18.7
(65.7) 		18.1
(64.6) 		15.5
(59.9) 		11.8
(53.2) 		8.0
(46.4) 		5.4
(41.7) 		11.5
(52.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.0
(32.0) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		0.7
(33.3) 		2.0
(35.6) 		4.2
(39.6) 		7.6
(45.7) 		9.4
(48.9) 		9.0
(48.2) 		6.9
(44.4) 		4.5
(40.1) 		1.8
(35.2) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		3.8
(38.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 98.2
(3.87) 		72.2
(2.84) 		67.8
(2.67) 		56.3
(2.22) 		57.5
(2.26) 		63.3
(2.49) 		66.3
(2.61) 		71.6
(2.82) 		66.4
(2.61) 		91.1
(3.59) 		91.7
(3.61) 		94.5
(3.72) 		896.9
(35.31)
Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) 16.7 11.3 13.4 11.4 11.5 10.8 11.8 12.0 12.5 13.5 15.0 15.8 155.7
Source: Met Office[3]

Governance

Rochester is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham. Rochester was formerly a township in Elsdon parish,[4] in 1866 Rochester became a civil parish in its own right,[5] on 25 March 1886 Rochester was merged with Ramshope to form Rochester Ward,[6] on 1 April 1958 Rochester Ward was merged with Troughend to form "Rochester".[7]

References

  1. ^ 2001 census: Neighbourhood Statistics
  2. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Redesdale Camp (Northumberland) UK climate averages". Met Office. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  4. ^ "History of Rochester, in Tynedale and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Relationships and changes Rochester Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Bellingham Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Relationships and changes Rochester CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

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