Bamburgh

Bamburgh
Bamburgh in 1973
Bamburgh
Bamburgh shown within Northumberland
Population	414 (2011)
OS grid reference	NU1734
Civil parish	Bamburgh
Unitary authority	Northumberland
Ceremonial county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BAMBURGH
Postcode district	NE69
Dialling code	01668
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
EU Parliament	North East England
UK Parliament	Berwick-upon-Tweed
List of places UK England NorthumberlandCoordinates: 55°36′14″N 1°43′20″W / 55.604°N 1.7222°W / 55.604; -1.7222

Bamburgh Lighthouse
Black Rock Point

Bamburgh Lighthouse
Northumberland
Location	Bamburgh, Northumberland, England
Coordinates	55°36′59.6″N 1°43′27″W / 55.616556°N 1.72417°W / 55.616556; -1.72417
Year first constructed	1910
Automated	1910
Construction	masonry building
Tower shape	parallelepiped building with lantern on the roof
Markings / pattern	white building, black lantern
Height	9 m (30 ft)
Focal height	12.5 m (41 ft)
Current lens	1st order catadioptric fixed lens
Intensity	7,140 candela
Range	white: 14 nmi (26 km) red and green: 11 nmi (20 km)
Characteristic	Oc (2) WRG 8s.
Admiralty number	A2810
NGA number	2252
ARLHS number	ENG 004
Managing agent	Trinity House

Bamburgh (/ˈbæmbrə/ BAM-brə) is a large village and civil parish on the coast of Northumberland, England. It had a population of 454, decreasing to 414 at the 2011 census.

It is notable for two reasons: the imposing Bamburgh Castle, overlooking the beach, seat of the former Kings of Northumbria, and at present owned by the Armstrong family (see William George Armstrong); and its association with the Victorian heroine, Grace Darling, who is buried there.

Its extensive sandy beach was awarded the Blue Flag rural beach award in 2005. The Bamburgh sandy hills, an area of sand dunes which are a Site of Special Scientific Interest, stand behind the award-winning beach. Bamburgh is popular with holidaymakers and is within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Bamburgh Castle, then called Din Guardi, may have been the capital of the Brythonic kingdom of Bryneich between about AD 420 and 547. In 547 the castle was taken by the invading Angles led by Ida son of Eoppa and was renamed Bebbanburgh by one of his successors, Æthelfrith, after his wife Bebba, according to the Historia Brittonum. From then onwards the castle became the capital of the Anglian kingdom of Bernicia until it merged with its southern neighbour, Deira, in 634. After the two realms united as Northumbria the capital was moved to York.