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Scheduled Monuments In Northumberland
There are 1437 scheduled monuments in the county of Northumberland, England. These scheduled monument, protected sites date in some cases from the Neolithic period, and include Tumulus, barrows, medieval settlements, ruined abbeys, castles, and Roman forts. In the United Kingdom, the scheduling of monuments was first initiated to ensure the preservation of "nationally important" archaeological sites and historic buildings. Protection is given to scheduled monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. Notable scheduled monuments in Northumberland ''This is a partial list of scheduled monuments in Northumberland''. See also *Grade I listed buildings in Northumberland *List of scheduled monuments, List of scheduled monuments in the United Kingdom References {{reflist Scheduled monuments in Northumberland Lists of scheduled monuments in England, Northumberland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northumberland
Northumberland ( ) is a ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North East England, on the Anglo-Scottish border, border with Scotland. It is bordered by the North Sea to the east, Tyne and Wear and County Durham to the south, Cumbria to the west, and the Scottish Borders council area to the north. The town of Blyth, Northumberland, Blyth is the largest settlement. Northumberland is the northernmost county in England. The county has an area of and a population of 320,274, making it the least-densely populated county in England. The south-east contains the largest towns: Blyth, Northumberland, Blyth, Cramlington, Ashington, Bedlington, and Morpeth, Northumberland, Morpeth, the last of which is the administrative centre. The remainder of the county is rural, the largest towns being Berwick-upon-Tweed in the far north and Hexham in the south-west. For local government purposes Northumberland is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area. The county Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
