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Northumberland, England

Northumberland
County
Flag of Northumberland.svg Coat of arms of Northumberland County Council.png
Flag Coat of arms
Northumberland UK locator map 2010.svg
Northumberland in England
Coordinates: 55°10′N 2°00′W / 55.167°N 2.000°W / 55.167; -2.000Coordinates: 55°10′N 2°00′W / 55.167°N 2.000°W / 55.167; -2.000
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country England
Region North East
Established Ancient
Ceremonial county
Lord Lieutenant Jane Percy
High Sheriff William Browne-Swinburne (2016-17)
Area 5,013 km2 (1,936 sq mi)
 • Ranked 6th of 48
Population (mid-2015 est.) 315,300
 • Ranked 44th of 48
Density 62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Ethnicity 95.4% White British
Unitary authority
Council Northumberland County Council
Executive All party
Admin HQ Morpeth
Area 5,013 km2 (1,936 sq mi)
 • Ranked 1st of 326
Population 315,300
 • Ranked 31st of 326
Density 62/km2 (160/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2 GB-NBL
ONS code 00EM
GSS code E06000057
NUTS UKC21
Website www.northumberland.gov.uk
Members of Parliament List of MPs
Police Northumbria Police
Time zone GMT (UTC)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)

Northumberland (RP pronunciation /nɔːˈθʌmbələnd/local /nɔːˈθʊmbələnd/) (abbreviated Northd) is a county in North East England. The northernmost county of England, it borders Cumbria to the west, County Durham and Tyne and Wear to the south and Scotland to the north. To the east is the North Sea coastline with a 64-mile (103 km) long distance path. The county town is Alnwick although the county council is in Morpeth (for the moment, as there are plans to move it to nearby Ashington). The northernmost point of Northumberland and England is at Marshall Meadows Bay.

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 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.


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