Belford, Northumberland

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This article is about the place in Northumberland, England. For other places with the same name see Belford

Belford
Belford shown within Northumberland
Population	1,000
OS grid reference	NU108339
District	Berwick-upon-Tweed
Shire county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BELFORD
Postcode district	NE70
Dialling code	01668
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
European Parliament	North East England
UK Parliament	Berwick-upon-Tweed
List of places: UK • England • Northumberland

Coordinates: 55°35′53″N 1°49′41″W / 55.598, -1.828

Belford is a village in Northumberland, England about halfway between Alnwick and Berwick-upon-Tweed, a few miles inland from the east coast, and just off the Great North Road. It has a population of about 1,000.

The town has a church with a Norman chancel, and the Blue Bell hotel. The 18th century Belford Hall, now residential apartments, has Grade I listed building status.

Belford, 2003 (photo by Ann Hodgson)

It achieved some momentary fame in April 2000 when protests about the closure of its bank was picked up and used by the mainstream media to illustrate stories of rural decline brought about by bank branch closures.

Belford is surrounded by rich pastoral farmland, and to the west of the village is found one of the better rock climbing locations in the county, Bowden Doors.

In 2008, Belford Junior Football Club was awarded the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.^[1]