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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.
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 ...
North Sunderland Railway mixed train from Seahouses at Chathill, 1939. Management of the line was taken over by the LNER in 1939. Trains took 20 minutes on the branch, with six trains a day before closure. It was initially operated by Manning Wardle 0-6-0 Bamburgh, which was scrapped about 1948.
Bamburgh Castle: Keep and bailey 12–14th century: Restored Lord Armstrong: Ruinous by 1704, extensively restored in 1894–1904. [21] Barmoor Castle: Tower house 14–19th century: Rebuilt Private 19th-century mansion incorporating remains of a 14th-century building. [301] Beaufront Castle: Neo-romantic castle 1836–1841: Intact Private
At Bamburgh, a museum is dedicated to her achievements and the seafaring life of the area. [16] From 1990 to 2020 an RNLI Mersey-class lifeboat at Seahouses bore the name Grace Darling. [17] Singer/songwriter Dave Cousins of Strawbs wrote "Grace Darling" (on the album Ghosts) in tribute and as a love song.
Bamburgh Castle Lifeboat Station is a former Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) station, which was located at the village of Bamburgh in the county of Northumberland. A lifeboat was first stationed here by the RNLI in 1882. The station was closed in 1897. [1]
Bamburgh Dunes are a region of coastal sand dunes with an area of over 40 hectares situated around the village of Bamburgh in Northumberland, England.The dunes, which stand in the shadow of the impressive Bamburgh Castle, have been a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) since 1995 and are part of the North Northumberland Dunes Special Area of Conservation (SAC).
Bamburgh parish records of baptisms for 1768 show this hamlet with the name of Gloweroerum. The name is claimed to come from old English to 'Glower o'er them' or to look over them. This is believed to be due to the fact that there was an old fort on the site of the farm which looked over Bamburgh Castle whilst it was seat to the king of ...