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Illustrated by maps of the English counties, and vignettes of cathedrals, etc, by James Pigot and Co.
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Northumberland is a unitary authority area in
North East England, and the northernmost ceremonial county of England.
It borders Cumbria to the west, County Durham to the south, Tyne and
Wear to the southeast and the Scottish Borders council area to the
north. Its North Sea coastline is a designated Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty with a 64-mile long distance path. The traditional county
town was Alnwick. Since 1981, the county council has been located in
Morpeth, in the east of the county.
The county of Northumberland
included Newcastle upon Tyne until 1400, when the city became a county
of itself. Northumberland expanded greatly in the Tudor period, annexing
Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1482, Tynedale in 1495, Tynemouth in 1536,
Redesdale around 1542 and Hexhamshire in 1572. Islandshire,
Bedlingtonshire and Norhamshire – previously exclaves of County Durham
collectively called North Durham – were incorporated into Northumberland
in 1844. Tynemouth and other settlements in North Tyneside were
transferred to Tyne and Wear in 1974 under the Local Government Act
1972.
Being on the border of England and Scotland, Northumberland
has been the site of a number of battles. The county is noted for its
undeveloped landscape of high moorland, a favourite with landscape
painters, and now largely protected as a National Park. Northumberland
is the most sparsely populated county in England, with only 62 people
per square kilometre.
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Mailing Lists
- NORTHUMBRIA - A mailing list for the counties of Northumberland and Durham, England.
- DUR-NBL Mailing List - A list for individuals interested in genealogy and history of Durham and Northumberland Counties.
Resources
- Northumberland Lookup Exchange
- Northumberland County Archives
- Northumberland and Durham Family History Society
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