Byrness : The History
The history of Byrness is in many respects a story of two villages, one with a past possibly stretching back into medieval period, the other no more than 50 years old. The first, represented by the hamlet clustered near to the church and graveyard, was the site of an ancient ruined chapel recorded by 18th - 19th century antiquaries. The second is of course the Forestry Commission village established less than half a mile further up the valley.
- Byrness : Prehistory
- Byrness : Romano-British Period
- Byrness : Romano-British Settlements
- Byrness : Early Medieval Period
- Byrness : Medieval Settlement And Tenure
Pastoralism In Upper Redesdale
- Vaccaries and Bercaries
- Transhumance
- Recolonisation And The Emergence Of Reiver Society
- Byrness : Conclusion
Byrness Chapel
The Redeswire
Byrness in the 16th - 18th Centuries
Components Of The Settlement
- Byrness : The Farmstead
- Byrness : The Burial Ground
- Byrness : The Church of St Francis
- Byrness : Description of The Church of St Francis
- Byrness Mill
Upper Redesdale 1700 - 2000
- Upper Redesdale : Background
- Redesdale under the Lordship of the Howards
- Redesdale In The Late 18th And 19th Centuries
- The Upper Rede Valley In The 20th Century
Communities And Communications
The two largest villages in the parish of Elsdon, Elsdon itself and Otterburn, lie outside the townships of the Upper Rede Valley. In fact, Otterburn is completely outside the area of the National Park altogether. Within the Upper Rede Valley, it is possible to trace the development of three small village or hamlet communities only. These are Horsley, Rochester and Byrness.