Bomarsund is a village in Northumberland

Northumberland

Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...

, in England

England

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. It is situated to the north of Bedlington

Bedlington

Bedlington is a town in Northumberland, to the north of the Tyne and Wear urban area. It lies north of Newcastle and southeast of the county town of Morpeth. Other nearby places include Ashington to the north northeast, Blyth to the east and Cramlington to the south.The parish of Bedlington...

, and just south of Stakeford

Stakeford

Stakeford is a village in south east Northumberland, England, about north of Newcastle upon Tyne. It lies across the River Wansbeck from Ashington, the nearest town. The village takes its name from the former river crossing to the north of the village, this was a crossing through the mudflats...

.

The village grew around a coal pit

Coal mining

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 opened in 1854 and was named after the battle at the fort of Bomarsund

Bomarsund, Åland

The Battle of Bomarsund was fought by an Anglo-French task force against Russian defenses at Bomarsund during the Crimean War.-Background:Bomarsund is a 19th century fortress which had started to built in 1832 by Russia in Sund on the Åland Islands in the Baltic Sea...

 in Sund

Sund, Åland

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, Åland Islands

Åland Islands

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. It is now home to the Northumberland Brewery

Northumberland Brewery

Fuggles BarHome of Northumberland BreweryAccessory House,Barrington Road, Bedlington, Northumberland, NE22 7APNorthumberland Brewery is a small brewery which was located in Bomarsund, near Bedlington in Northumberland, England...

. Bomarsund won the National Village Cricket Championship in 1974. They beat a team from Collingham, Nottinghamshire

Collingham, Nottinghamshire

Collingham is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England.Collingham is located on the banks of the River Trent on the A1133 main road, just off the A46...

 by three wickets in the final, which was played at Edgbaston

Edgbaston Cricket Ground

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, after the original match at Lord's

Lord's Cricket Ground

Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...

was rained off.