Belford, Northumberland

Belford
High Street, Belford
Belford Location within Northumberland
Population	1,258 (2011)
OS grid reference	NU108339
Unitary authority	Northumberland
Ceremonial county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BELFORD
Postcode district	NE70
Dialling code	01668
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	North Northumberland
List of places UK England Northumberland 55°35′53″N 1°49′41″W / 55.598°N 1.828°W / 55.598; -1.828

Belford is a village and civil parish 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, the A1. At the 2001 census it had a population of 1,055,^[1] increasing to 1,258 at the 2011 Census.^[2]

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.