Wooler

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For other uses, see Wooler (disambiguation).

Wooler
Statistics
Population:	1,857
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	NT989280
Administration
District:	Berwick-upon-Tweed
Shire county:	Northumberland
Region:	North East England
Constituent country:	England
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county:	Northumberland
Historic county:	Northumberland
Services
Police force:	Northumbria Police
Fire and rescue:	{{{Fire}}}
Ambulance:	North East
Post office and telephone
Post town:	WOOLER
Postal district:	NE71
Dialling code:	01688
Politics
UK Parliament:	Berwick-upon-Tweed
European Parliament:	North East England

Wooler is a small town in Northumberland, England. One of the northernmost towns in England, it lies on the edge of the Northumberland National Park, by the Cheviot Hills and so is a popular base for walkers, possessing a youth hostel. The main A697 runs by the town linking Morpeth to Coldstream on the Scottish Border.

[edit] Meaning of place-name

Wooler may be from Old English wella "well, spring" and ofer (ridge, hill). A record of the name as Welnfver in 1186 seems to suggest this origin. The well or spring referred to is the River Till). The other origin may be "Wulfa's hillside", from the Old English personal name Wulfa "wolf" and őra "hillside, slope", although this word in place-names usually means "river mouth, shore". A record of the name as Wulloir in 1232 may suggest this origin. It is not certain which is the 'proper' origin.

[edit] External links

• Community website
• Gefrin.com... A look at the immense wealth of prehistory waiting to be discovered and explored in north Northumberland with a bias toward the Wooler area.
• Tankerville Arms
• Northumbrian Railways

Major settlements in Northumberland
Alnwick | Ashington | Bamburgh | Bedlington | Berwick-upon-Tweed | Blyth | Cramlington | Haltwhistle Hexham | Morpeth | Newbiggin-by-the-Sea | Ponteland | Prudhoe | Rothbury | Seahouses | Wooler