Historic landfill sites in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland
The Environment Agency records 28 historic landfill sites in and around Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. covering roughly 52 hectares in total. The largest is Cocklawburn at 13.63 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to industrial waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Berwick-upon-Tweed (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cocklawburn | 13.63 ha | 1976 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercial |
| East of Old Dryburn Quarries | 7.34 ha | 1984 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Yarrow Haugh | 4.59 ha | — | Inert |
| Yarrow Haugh | 4.59 ha | 1988 | Inert |
| Holy Island, Shell Road | 3.66 ha | — | HouseholdCommercial |
| Unthank Moor Extension | 2.81 ha | — | Inert |
| Bowsden | 1.85 ha | 1985 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Unthank Moor Farm | 1.67 ha | 1986 | Inert |
| Unthank Moor Farm No.1 | 1.63 ha | 1992 | Inert |
| Old Dryburn Quarry | 1.57 ha | 1992 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Saltpanhow | 1.14 ha | 1980 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Oxford Farm | 1.09 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Kentstone Farm | 1.07 ha | 1987 | IndustrialInert |
| Marshall Meadows | 0.74 ha | — | Inert |
| Unthank Farm Extension | 0.73 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Folly Farm | 0.64 ha | 1993 | Inert |
| Oxford Quarry | 0.44 ha | 1991 | Inert |
| Scremerston | 0.42 ha | 1981 | Inert |
| East Ancroft Farm | 0.29 ha | 1982 | Inert |
| East Ancroft Farm Extension | 0.22 ha | 1982 | Inert |
| Salutation Inn | 0.2 ha | 1945 | IndustrialInert |
| Bowsden Hall | 0.2 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Berkenheugh Quarry | 0.2 ha | 1950 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| Blackhill Colliery | 0.2 ha | 1974 | Waste types not recorded |
| Folly Farm No.1 | 0.2 ha | 1970 | IndustrialHouseholdCommercialInert |
| East Ord Farm | 0.2 ha | 1974 | CommercialInert |
| East Ancroft Farm | 0.15 ha | 1982 | Inert |
| Oxford Farm Pond | 0.11 ha | 1991 | Inert |
What this data does — and doesn't — cover
- Licensed-era records only. Waste licensing began in 1974. Older tips — especially small pre-war ones — are incompletely recorded, so absence from this data does not mean no landfill ever existed here.
- Not the contaminated-land register. Councils hold a separate register of land determined as contaminated. A historic landfill entry is not a contamination determination, and vice versa.
- Boundaries are indicative. Digitised at 1:10,000 scale; some are buffers around a point rather than surveyed edges.
- Not a substitute for a formal environmental search. If you're buying, your conveyancer's environmental search checks this and several other sources.
EA Historic Landfill dataset, October 2025 revision. More on the methodology page.
Common questions
- How many former landfill sites are there in Berwick-upon-Tweed?
- 28 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Berwick-upon-Tweed town centre in the Environment Agency's Historic Landfill dataset (October 2025 revision). Pre-1974 sites are incompletely recorded, so the true historical number is likely higher.
- How do I check a specific address in Berwick-upon-Tweed?
- Search the postcode on Landfill Check — you'll see every recorded site within 1km, with distance, direction and waste types, measured to the site boundary.
Nearby areas
Worth reading: buying a house near a former landfill and what the waste types mean.