Northumberland
County in northern England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Northumberland (/nɔːrˈθʌmbərlənd/ nor-THUM-bər-lənd)[2] is a county in North East England, one of the two counties in England that border on Scotland (the other is Cumbria). Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall, Hexham Abbey and the tidal island Lindisfarne with the accompanying Lindisfarne Castle.
Northumberland | |
|---|---|
 Location of Northumberland within England | |
| Coordinates: 55°10′N 2°00′W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | North East |
| Established | Ancient 12th century |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (British Summer Time) |
| Members of Parliament | List of MPs |
| Police | Northumbria Police |
| Largest town | Blyth |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Lord Lieutenant | Jane Percy, Duchess of Northumberland |
| High Sheriff | Colonel James Royds [1] (2022–23) |
| Area | 5,013 km2 (1,936 sq mi) |
| • Ranked | 6th of 48 |
| Population (2021) | 320,274 |
| • Ranked | 44th of 48 |
| Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | 95.4% White British |
| Unitary authority | |
| Council | Northumberland County Council (member of North of Tyne Combined Authority) |
| Executive | Conservative (council NOC) |
| Admin HQ | Morpeth |
| Area | 5,014 km2 (1,936 sq mi) |
| • Ranked | 1st of 326 |
| Population | 320,567 |
| • Ranked | 36th of 326 |
| Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-NBL |
| ONS code | 00EM |
| GSS code | E06000057 |
| ITL | UKC21 |
| Website | Unitary authority council |
Northumberland is bordered by land on three sides: by the Scottish Borders region to the north, by County Durham and Tyne and Wear to the south, and by Cumbria to the west. The fourth side is the North Sea, with a 103-kilometre (64 mi) stretch of coastline[3] to the east. Northumberland is a predominantly rural county with a landscape of moorland and farmland, and a large area of it is part of Northumberland National Park. The county has been the site of a number of historic battles with Scotland.