Rochester is a small village and civil parish in north Northumberland, England. It is 5 miles (8 km) north-west of Otterburn on the A68 road between Corbridge and Jedburgh. The village is the site of the Roman fort of Bremenium, built there to protect the important Roman road of Dere Street, which passes through the village.
Rochester is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham. Rochester was formerly a township in Elsdon parish,[4] in 1866 Rochester became a civil parish in its own right,[5] on 25 March 1886 Rochester was merged with Ramshope to form Rochester Ward,[6] on 1 April 1958 Rochester Ward was merged with Troughend to form "Rochester".[7]