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Northumberland (other)
Northumberland is a ceremonial county and unitary authority area in North East England. Northumberland may also refer to: Place names Australia *Northumberland County, New South Wales *Cape Northumberland, a headland in South Australia Canada *Northumberland County, Ontario *Northumberland County, New Brunswick *Northumberland Strait, adjacent to Prince Edward Island *Northumberland Sound, at the west end of Melville Island (Arctic) *Northumberland (Ontario federal electoral district), a former federal electoral district *Northumberland (Ontario provincial electoral district), a former provincial electoral district in Ontario *Northumberland (New Brunswick federal electoral district), a former federal electoral district *Northumberland (New Brunswick provincial electoral district), a former provincial electoral district in New Brunswick England *Kingdom of Northumbria, a medieval Anglian kingdom in what is now Northern England and south-east Scotland *Northumberland National Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northumberland
Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey. It is bordered by land on three sides; by the Scottish Borders region to the north, County Durham and Tyne and Wear to the south, and Cumbria to the west. The fourth side is the North Sea, with a stretch of coastline to the east. A predominantly rural county with a landscape of moorland and farmland, a large area is part of Northumberland National Park. The area has been the site of a number of historic battles with Scotland. Name The name of Northumberland is recorded as ''norð hẏmbra land'' in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, meaning "the land north of the Humber". The name of the kingdom of ''Northumbria'' derives from the Old English meaning "the people or province north of the Humber", as opposed to the people south of the Humber Estuary. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
