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Bamburgh Castle, on the northeast coast of England, by the village of Bamburgh in Northumberland, is a Grade I listed building. [2]The site was originally the location of a Celtic Brittonic fort known as Din Guarie and may have been the capital of the kingdom of Bernicia from its foundation c. 420 to 547.
Northumbria (/ n ɔːr ˈ θ ʌ m b r i ə /; Old English: Norþanhymbra rīċe [ˈnorˠðɑnˌhymbrɑ ˈriːt͡ʃe]; Latin: Regnum Northanhymbrorum) [2] was an early medieval Anglian kingdom in what is now Northern England and South Scotland.
Bamburgh (/ ˈ b æ m b ər ə / BAM-bər-ə) is a village and civil parish on the coast of Northumberland, England. It had a population of 454 in 2001, [3] decreasing to 414 at the 2011 census. [4] Bamburgh was the centre of an independent north Northumbrian territory between 867 and 954. Bamburgh Castle was built by the Normans on the site of ...
Northumbrian culture has aspects in common with the cultures of both England and Scotland, [33] but also includes many unique traditions not found outside of the region. Northumbria is known for its distinctive musical culture and has its own unique instrument, the Northumbrian smallpipe. [34]
The Sycamore Gap tree or Robin Hood tree was a 150-year-old sycamore tree next to Hadrian's Wall near Crag Lough in Northumberland, England.Standing in a dramatic dip in the landscape created by glacial meltwater, it was one of the country's most photographed trees and an emblem for the North East of England.
Sir William Douglas, 1294–1296 surrendered to Edward I of England following the Massacre of Berwick; Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley, English governor c.1314; Edmond de Caillou, Gascon governor for the English, killed at the Battle of Skaithmuir 1316. Sir Robert de Lawedre of the Bass, 1330–3. [19] [20]
Castles in Northumberland, England. Pages in category "Castles in Northumberland" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total. ...
Blyth (/ ˈ b l aɪ ð /) is a port and seaside town as well as a civil parish in southeast Northumberland, England. It lies on the coast, to the south of the River Blyth . It has a population of 39,731 as of the 2021 census, up 6% from the 2011 census and population of 37,347.