List of places in Northumberland
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This is a list of places in Northumberland
, in England
. The area covered is the ceremonial county
, hence the exclusion of places traditionally regarded as being in Northumberland which are now in Tyne and Wear
for administrative
and ceremonial purposes. See the list of places in England for places in other counties.
, Acomb
, Acton
, Akeld
, Allendale
, Allenheads
, Alnham
, Alnmouth
, Alnwick
, Alwinton
, Amble
, Anick
, Ancroft
, Apperley Dene
, Ashington
, Aydon
, Ayle
, Bardon Mill
, Barrasford
, Bassington
, Baybridge
, Beaconhill
, Beadnell
, Beal
, Beanley
, Bearsbridge
, Beauclerc
, Bebside
, Bedlington
, Belford
, Bellingham
, Bellshill
, Belsay
, Beltingham
, Benthall
, Berrington
, Berwick Hill
, Berwick-upon-Tweed
, Biddlestone
, Bilton
, Bingfield
, Birtley
, Birling
, Black Heddon
, Blanchland
, Blyth
, Bolam
, Bolam West Houses
, Bolton
, Bomarsund
, Bothal
, Boulmer
, Bowsden
, Bradford
, Branch End
, Brandon
, Branton
, Branxton
, Bridge End
, Broomhaugh
, Broomhill
, Broomley
, Brownieside
, Brunton
, Burradon
, Burton
, Butteryhaugh
, Byrness
, Bywell
, Bywell Saint Andrews, Bywell Saint Peters
, Cambo
, Cambois
, Capheaton
, Carr Shield
, Carter Bar
, Carterway Heads
, Cartington
, Catton
, Causey Park Bridge
, Charlton
, Chathill
, Chatton
, Chesterwood
, Cheswick
, Cheswick Buildings
, Chillingham
, Chollerford
, Chollerton
, Choppington
, Clennell
, Clifton
, Coalcleugh
, Coanwood
, Cottonshopeburnfoot
, Collingwood, Colpitts Grange
, Colwell
, Corbridge
, Cornhill-on-Tweed
, Coupland
, Cowpen
, Cramlington
, Craster
, Cresswell
, Crookham
, East Cramlington, Eglingham
, Elsdon
, Embleton
, Ellington
, Eshott
, Etal
, Falstone
, Felton
, Ford
, Ford Forge
, Goswick
, Great Bavington, Greenhaugh
, Greenhead
, Guide Post
, Guyzance
, Haltwhistle
, Harbottle
, Hartley
, Haydon Bridge
, Hazon, Hexham
, High Angerton, High Buston
, High Callerton, High Church, High Newton-by-the-Sea, Highfields, Holburn
, Holystone
, Horsley (nr Prudhoe)
, Horsley (nr Redesdale), Horton
, Housesteads
, Howick
, Kilham
, Kirkharle
, Kirkwhelpington
, Kirkley
, Linton, Little Bavington, Longframlington
, Longhorsley
, Low Alwinton, Low Angerton, Low Brunton
, Low Buston, Low Newton-by-the-Sea, Lowick
, Lucker
, Lynemouth
, Morpeth
, Mitford, Murton
, North Blyth, North Charlton
, Old Bewick
, Once Brewed
, Otterburn
, Ramshope
, Red Row, Redesdale
, Ridsdale, Riverside, Rochester
, Rothbury
, Seaton Delaval
, Seaton Sluice
, Sheepwash, Shipley, Snitter
, South Beach, South Broomhill, South Charlton
, Stakeford
, Stannington, Stobswood, Stocksfield
, Stonehaugh
,
Unthank (near Alnham)
,
Unthank (near Haltwhistle)
, Wark on Tweed
, Wark on Tyne
, Warkworth
, West Chevington, West Woodburn
, Whalton
, Widdrington
, Whittingham
, Wooler, Wylam
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
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The area covered is the ceremonial county
Ceremonial counties of England
The ceremonial counties are areas of England to which are appointed a Lord Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as counties and areas for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Act 1997 with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England and Lieutenancies Act 1997...
, hence the exclusion of places traditionally regarded as being in Northumberland which are now in Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...
for administrative
Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England
Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of subdivisions of England used for the purposes of local government outside Greater London. As originally constituted, the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties each consisted of multiple districts, had a county council and...
and ceremonial purposes. See the list of places in England for places in other counties.
A
AcklingtonAcklington
Acklington is a small village in Northumberland, England. It is situated to the south-west of Amble, inland from the North Sea coast. It is served by Acklington railway station...
, Acomb
Acomb, Northumberland
Acomb is a village in the south of Northumberland, England. It is situated to the north of Hexham, not far from the junction of the A69 road and A6079 road...
, Acton
Acton, Northumberland
Acton is a small hamlet in Northumberland, north-east England, about south of Allendale Town. Acton is usually Anglo-Saxon Old English for "farmstead at the oak tree"; here, though, it is "Acca's farmstead"...
, Akeld
Akeld
Akeld is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is situated to the west of Wooler, and has a population of 82. Its name is Anglo-Saxon Old English ac-helde, 'oak slope'....
, Allendale
Allendale, Northumberland
Allendale is a large village in south west Northumberland, England. Allendale is within the - the second largest of the 40 AONBs in England and Wales...
, Allenheads
Allenheads
Allenheads is a village in Northumberland, England, situated in the Pennines to the north of Weardale. It is the village at the highest altitude in England. Allenheads is situated 8 miles further along the river East Allen from Allendale...
, Alnham
Alnham
Alnham is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about to the west of Alnwick.To the west of the Church of St Michael, Alnham Vicars Pele is a 14th century pele tower, restored from a ruinous state in the 19th century....
, Alnmouth
Alnmouth
Alnmouth is a village in Northumberland, England. It is situated just off the main A1068 road , about south-east of Alnwick.Located at the mouth of the River Aln, the village has been an important trading port in Northumberland's past, mainly involved in the export of grain, and smuggling. Due to...
, Alnwick
Alnwick
Alnwick is a small market town in north Northumberland, England. The town's population was just over 8000 at the time of the 2001 census and Alnwick's district population was 31,029....
, Alwinton
Alwinton
Alwinton is a village and parish in Northumberland, England. It is about to the west of Alnwick....
, Amble
Amble
Amble is a town, civil parish and seaport on the North Sea coast, in Northumberland, England. It lies at the mouth of the River Coquet, and the nearby Coquet Island is clearly visible from its beaches and harbour. The civil parish, which has town status, is called Amble by the Sea, and has a...
, Anick
Anick
Anick is a village in Northumberland, England, situated to the north of Hexham.Anick should not be confused with Alnwick, pronounced , a town also in Northumberland but some further north....
, Ancroft
Ancroft
Ancroft is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. Prior to 1844, Ancroft lay within the Islandshire exclave of County Durham. It is south of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and has a population of 885....
, Apperley Dene
Apperley Dene
Apperley Dene is a small village in Northumberland, England. It is situated between Hexham and Newcastle upon Tyne, south of the River Tyne....
, Ashington
Ashington
Ashington is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England with a population of around 27,000 people; it was once a centre of the coal mining industry. The town is located some north of Newcastle upon Tyne off the A189. The south of the town is bordered by the River Wansbeck...
, Aydon
Aydon
Aydon is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about northeast of Corbridge on the B6321 road. The village is about from Newcastle along the main A69 road. The A68 road is close by, leading to Jedburgh and Darlington...
, Ayle
Ayle
Ayle is a village in Northumberland, England, situated to the north of Alston. There are six residences in the hamlet.- Governance :Ayle is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham....
B
BamburghBamburgh
Bamburgh is a large village and civil parish on the coast of Northumberland, England. It has a population of 454.It is notable for two reasons: the imposing Bamburgh Castle, overlooking the beach, seat of the former Kings of Northumbria, and at present owned by the Armstrong family ; and its...
, Bardon Mill
Bardon Mill
Bardon Mill is a village in Northumberland, England. It is situated to the west of Haydon Bridge and Hexham, on the River South Tyne.-Governance:Bardon Mill is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.-Transport:Rail...
, Barrasford
Barrasford
Barrasford is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the north of Hexham, on the North Tyne. Barrasford is an ancient village that lies within the shadow of Haughton Castle. The village is notable for being the location of a Bronze Age burial site where The Reaverhill Dagger...
, Bassington
Bassington
Bassington is a township in Eglingham parish, Northumberland, England. It is located about northwest of Alnwick. Bassington is traversed by the River Aln.- Governance : Bassington is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed....
, Baybridge
Baybridge, Northumberland
Baybridge is a small village in Northumberland, U.K., just to the west of Blanchland, on the Scottish border. It is situated to the west of Consett and the Derwent Reservoir, between Newbiggin and Blanchland...
, Beaconhill
Beaconhill
Beaconhill is a housing estate in Northumberland, in England. It is situated in the west of Cramlington, north of Newcastle upon Tyne....
, Beadnell
Beadnell
Beadnell is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is situated about south-east of Bamburgh, on the North Sea coast, and has a population of 528....
, Beal
Beal, Northumberland
Beal is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated a short distance inland from the North Sea coast, and lies on the road to Lindisfarne. The East Coast Main Line runs to the west of the village but the station was closed in the 1960s...
, Beanley
Beanley
Beanley is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the north-west of Alnwick, near Eglingham.- Governance :Beanley is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed....
, Bearsbridge
Bearsbridge
Bearsbridge is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the west of Hexham, on the A686.- Governance :Bearsbridge is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham....
, Beauclerc
Beauclerc
Beauclerc is a small village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the west of Riding Mill, between Hexham and Newcastle upon Tyne.- Governance : is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham....
, Bebside
Bebside
Bebside is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the west of Blyth....
, 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...
, Belford
Belford, Northumberland
Belford is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England about halfway between Alnwick and Berwick-upon-Tweed, a few miles inland from the east coast and just off the Great North Road, the A1...
, Bellingham
Bellingham, Northumberland
Bellingham is a village in Northumberland, to the north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne and is situated on the Hareshaw burn at its confluence with the River North Tyne. Hareshaw Linn is a waterfall on the Hareshaw Burn near Bellingham. It is pronounced Bell-ing-jumFamous as a stopping point on the...
, Bellshill
Bellshill, Northumberland
Bellshill is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the south-west of Bamburgh, inland from the North Sea coast.- Governance :Bellshill is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed....
, Belsay
Belsay
Belsay is a village in Northumberland, England. It is situated about to the north-west of Ponteland on the A696 which links the village with Newcastle upon Tyne and Jedburgh....
, Beltingham
Beltingham
Beltingham is a small village on the River South Tyne in Northumberland, in England. It is situated southeast of Bardon Mill and to the west of Hexham. Beltingham is a most attractive village with stone houses about a little green with pretty flowering gardens...
, Benthall
Benthall, Northumberland
Benthall is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about 6 kilometres south east of Bamburgh, on the North Sea coast, and 1 kilometre south east of Beadnell.- Governance :...
, Berrington
Berrington, Northumberland
Berrington is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the south of Berwick-upon-Tweed, inland from the North Sea coast.- Governance :Berrington is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.-Landmarks:...
, Berwick Hill
Berwick Hill
Berwick Hill is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the north of Newcastle upon Tyne, near Ponteland.- Governance :Berwick Hill is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham....
, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed or simply Berwick is a town in the county of Northumberland and is the northernmost town in England, on the east coast at the mouth of the River Tweed. It is situated 2.5 miles south of the Scottish border....
, Biddlestone
Biddlestone
Biddlestone is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about to the west of Alnwick.- Governance :Biddlestone is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.- Landmarks :...
, Bilton
Bilton, Northumberland
Bilton is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated a short distance inland from the North Sea coast, close to Alnmouth. Alnwick is the nearest town.- Governance :Bilton is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed....
, Bingfield
Bingfield
Bingfield is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the north of Corbridge, off the A68 road.- Governance :Bingfield is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.-Modern history of Bingfield:...
, Birtley
Birtley, Northumberland
Birtley is a village in Northumberland, England southeast of Bellingham. It is about 10 miles north of Hexham.-External links :*...
, Birling
Birling, Northumberland
Birling is a small settlement in Northumberland, in England. It is situated immediately to the north of the village of Warkworth.- Governance :Birling is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed....
, Black Heddon
Black Heddon
Black Heddon is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the north-west of Newcastle, between Stamfordham and Belsay.- Governance :Black Heddon is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed....
, Blanchland
Blanchland
Blanchland is a model village in Northumberland, England, right on the County Durham boundary with picturesque houses, set against a backdrop of deep woods and open moors....
, Blyth
Blyth, Northumberland
Blyth is a town and civil parish in southeast Northumberland, England. It lies on the coast, to the south of the River Blyth and is approximately 21 kilometres northeast of Newcastle upon Tyne...
, Bolam
Bolam, Northumberland
Bolam is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about north-west of Newcastle, close to Bolam West Houses.About south-west of the village, Shortflatt Tower comprises a late 15th or early 16th century pele tower, attached to a 17th century house....
, Bolam West Houses
Bolam West Houses
Bolam West Houses is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about to the north-west of Newcastle, close to Bolam....
, Bolton
Bolton, Northumberland
Bolton is a small village in Northumberland, England. It is situated on the north side of the River Aln, about two miles east by north from Whittingham, and miles west from Alnwick. It has a chapel and a small number of residential properties....
, Bomarsund
Bomarsund, Northumberland
Bomarsund is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the north of Bedlington, and just south of Stakeford.The village grew around a coal pit opened in 1854 and was named after the battle at the fort of Bomarsund in Sund, Åland Islands. It is now home to the Northumberland...
, Bothal
Bothal
Bothal is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated between Morpeth and Ashington. There is a castle, a church, a vicarage opposite the church gates, some stepping stones over the River Wansbeck, a few houses and that's about it really. A nice quiet place.Bothal was the headquarters...
, Boulmer
Boulmer
Boulmer is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated on the North Sea coast to the east of Alnwick.It is home to RAF Boulmer which is one of the main search and rescue helicopter bases in the northeast of England....
, Bowsden
Bowsden
Bowsden is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is about to the south of Berwick-upon-Tweed, inland from the North Sea coast at Lindisfarne, and has a population of 157.-Landmarks:...
, Bradford
Bradford, Northumberland
Bradford is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the south-west of Bamburgh, a short distance inland from the North Sea coast.- Governance :Bradford is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed....
, Branch End
Branch End
Branch End is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated on the A695 road to the east of Stocksfield, between Hexham and Newcastle.- Governance : Branch End is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham....
, Brandon
Brandon, Northumberland
Brandon is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is about north-west of Alnwick and south of Wooler in the Ingram Valley, just off the A697 north of Powburn....
, Branton
Branton, Northumberland
Branton is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about west of Alnwick.- Governance :Branton is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed....
, Branxton
Branxton, Northumberland
Branxton is a village and civil parish in northern Northumberland, England. It lies about from the England-Scotland border and about from the Scottish border town of Coldstream, just off the A697 Newcastle-Edinburgh road...
, Bridge End
Bridge End, Northumberland
Bridge End is a village in Northumberland, England. It is situated to the west of Hexham, on the north bank of the River South Tyne.The North and South Tyne actually meet less than one kilometre downstream from the village. There is a pleasant walk from the Boat Inn along the bank of the...
, Broomhaugh
Broomhaugh
Broomhaugh is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated between Hexham and Newcastle, to the south of the River Tyne near Riding Mill, and adjacent to the A695 road.Broomhaugh lies at the eastern edge of the village of Riding Mill...
, Broomhill
Broomhill, Northumberland
Broomhill is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the south-west of Amble, a short distance inland from the North Sea.The South Broomhill, which is in the District of Morpeth, is considerably larger than the North Broomhill...
, Broomley
Broomley
Broomley is a village in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom. It is situated between Hexham and Newcastle, to the south of the River Tyne and west of Stocksfield....
, Brownieside
Brownieside
Brownieside is a hamlet in Northumberland, in England. It is situated between Alnwick and Berwick-upon-Tweed, on the A1 a short distance to the north of North Charlton.- Governance :...
, Brunton
Brunton, Northumberland
Brunton is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about north of Alnwick, a short distance inland from the North Sea coast.- Governance :Brunton is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed....
, Burradon
Burradon, Northumberland
Burradon is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is about to the south-west of Alnwick.- Governance :Burradon is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed....
, Burton
Burton, Northumberland
Burton is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the south of Bamburgh, a short distance inland from the North Sea coast.- Governance :Burton is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed....
, Butteryhaugh
Butteryhaugh
Butteryhaugh is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated a short distance to the south-east of Kielder.Although a separate "village" from Kielder, Kielder is generally accepted as including Butteryhaugh. Butteryhaugh was intended to be the second of five villages to be built in...
, Byrness
Byrness
Located in Northumberland, Byrness the last village in England before the A68 climbs the Cheviot Hills to cross Carter Bar into Scotland. It is situated approximately to the north-west of Newcastle on the A68. Byrness's village church features a stained-glass window commemorating the workers who...
, Bywell
Bywell
Bywell is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne opposite Stocksfield, between Hexham and Newcastle.-Governance:Bywell is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.- Landmarks :...
, Bywell Saint Andrews, Bywell Saint Peters
C
CallalyCallaly
Callaly is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about to the west of Alnwick. The main A697 road is away.- Governance :Callaly is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.- Landmarks :...
, Cambo
Cambo
Cambo is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about to the west of the county town of Morpeth at the junction of the B6342 and B6343 roads...
, Cambois
Cambois
Cambois is a village in south-east Northumberland, England. It is situated on the north side of the estuary of the River Blyth between Blyth and Ashington on the North Sea coast.-History:According to Paul L...
, Capheaton
Capheaton
Capheaton is a village in Northumberland, in England, about to the northwest of Newcastle upon Tyne. It was built as a planned model village in the late eighteenth century...
, Carr Shield
Carr Shield
Carrshield is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated in the Pennines approximately between Penrith and Hexham.It is a small village with an old school building situated in the centre of the village. The school was built in 1851 but is no longer a working school and is now 3...
, Carter Bar
Carter Bar
The Carter Bar is the point at which the A68 crosses the England-Scotland border and forms a pass located at the top of Redesdale in the Cheviot Hills at an altitude of . The first sizeable Scottish town is Jedburgh approximately north. Other nearby Scottish towns include Hawick away and Kelso...
, Carterway Heads
Carterway Heads
Carterway Heads is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated between Consett and the Derwent Reservoir, at the intersection of the A68 and B6278 roads.- Governance :Carterway Heads is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham....
, Cartington
Cartington
Cartington is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is about south west of Alnwick, and about north west of Rothbury, and has a population of 97....
, Catton
Catton, Northumberland
Catton is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about to the southwest of Hexham.-External links:*...
, Causey Park Bridge
Causey Park Bridge
Causey Park Bridge is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about to the north of Morpeth and a similar distance inland from the North Sea coast.- Governance :...
, Charlton
Charlton, Northumberland
Charlton is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about to the northwest of Bellingham, on the River North Tyne.- Governance :Charlton is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.- Transport :...
, Chathill
Chathill
Chathill is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is about north of Alnwick and inland from the North Sea coast. It is served by Chathill railway station.It is on the main road serving Seahouses and the northern coast.- Governance :...
, Chatton
Chatton
Chatton is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated approximately to the east of Wooler. The village has amenities which include a pub and village shop, and also has a number of historic artifacts, with cup and ring marks and a kettle stone.-External links:* *...
, Chesterwood
Chesterwood
Chesterwood is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated a short distance to the north-west of Haydon Bridge on the North Tyne, west of Hexham.- Governance :Chesterwood is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham....
, Cheswick
Cheswick
Cheswick is a village in Northumberland, England. It is situated approximately south-east of Berwick-upon-Tweed, between the A1 and the North Sea coast.- Governance :Cheswick is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed....
, Cheswick Buildings
Cheswick Buildings
Cheswick Buildings is a small village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated on the A1, approximately to the south-east of Berwick-upon-Tweed, a short distance inland from the North Sea coast, and close to Cheswick.- Governance :...
, Chillingham
Chillingham, Northumberland
Chillingham is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated approximately to the east of Wooler, south of Chatton.Chillingham is famous for its castle , which is said to be haunted, and the Chillingham Cattle , a wild herd of roughly 50 individuals that are kept in an enclosure since...
, Chollerford
Chollerford
Chollerford is a village in Northumberland, England. It is situated approximately four miles to the north of Hexham on the B6318 road, not far from Hadrian's Wall. There is a roundabout in the village where the B6318 and B6320 roads meet, and the traffic light-controlled Chollerford Bridge...
, Chollerton
Chollerton
Chollerton is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated on the A6079 road, about to the north of Hexham, on the River North Tyne. Nearby villages include Low Brunton and Humshaugh...
, Choppington
Choppington
Choppington is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated a short distance to the south-east of Morpeth, and north of Bedlington. It was at one time part of the three big mid-Northumberland collieries . Older people will tell you that they worked at A, B or C....
, Clennell
Clennell
Clennell is a small village in Northumberland, England. It is about north-east of Alwinton.- Governance :Clennell is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed....
, Clifton
Clifton, Northumberland
Clifton is a hamlet in Northumberland, in England. The population is between 20 and 30. It is situated a short distance to the south of Morpeth, on the A1. It forms a trio with Hepscott and Glororum, a series of farms founded by the Brown brothers at the end of the 19th Century...
, Coalcleugh
Coalcleugh
Coalcleugh is a hamlet in Northumberland, England. It is situated in the Pennines between Penrith and Hexham. In the past it was well known as a lead mining centre. All of Coalcleugh's lead ore was smelted at Allenheads Mill at Dirtpot. By 2008 only one house was inhabited.- Governance...
, Coanwood
Coanwood
Coanwood is a village in Northumberland, England, and is part of the Parish of Haltwhistle. It is about to the south-west of Haltwhistle, on the South Tyne...
, Cottonshopeburnfoot
Cottonshopeburnfoot
Cottonshopeburnfoot is a hamlet in Redesdale in Northumberland, England. It lies on the A68 road, 2 miles south east of the village of Byrness...
, Collingwood, Colpitts Grange
Colpitts Grange
Colpitts Grange is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about to the south-east of Hexham.- Governance :Colpitts Grange is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham....
, Colwell
Colwell, Northumberland
Colwell is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about to the north of Hexham.- Governance :Colwell is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham....
, Corbridge
Corbridge
Corbridge is a village in Northumberland, England, situated west of Newcastle and east of Hexham. Villages in the vicinity include Halton, Acomb, Aydon and Sandhoe.-Roman fort and town:...
, Cornhill-on-Tweed
Cornhill-on-Tweed
Cornhill-on-Tweed is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, in England about to the east of Coldstream.To the south and west of the village are the hamlets of West Learmouth and East Learmouth.- History :...
, Coupland
Coupland, Northumberland
Coupland is a village in Northumberland, England. It is on the north bank of the River Glen about to the northwest of Wooler.- Governance :Coupland is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.- Landmarks :...
, Cowpen
Cowpen
Cowpen is a place in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the west of Blyth and just east of the A19 Road.It is believed that the name comes from the Dutch meaning to cut "couperen" which may refer to the fact it was a barter town, and not a pen for cows.The quaint English town has...
, Cramlington
Cramlington
Cramlington is a town and civil parish in the county of Northumberland, North East England, situated north of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. The town's name suggests a probable founding by the Danes or an Anglo-Saxon origin, the word "ton" meaning town. The population was estimated as 39,000 in...
, Craster
Craster
Craster is a small fishing village on the Northumbrian coast of England. It has a small and attractive harbour and offers a view northwards along the rocky shore to the spectacular ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle. This is the nearest point of access to the castle and the approach must be made on...
, Cresswell
Cresswell, Northumberland
Cresswell is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about to the north of Ashington, on the North Sea coast.It is a popular bird watching area with Cresswell pond and bird hide nearby and the Druridge Bay Country Park less than away....
, Crookham
Crookham, Northumberland
Crookham is a village on the River Till in Northumberland, in England. It is situated approximately to the east of Coldstream and northwest of Wooler. It has two farms, which are both west of the village. They are called Crookham Eastfield and Crookham Westfield...
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Eachwick, EarleEarle, Northumberland
Earle is a village and civil parish in the Berwick-upon-Tweed district of Northumberland, England. It has around 20 inhabitants and is about from Wooler. It is a popular walking area with many walks passing through Earle on their way to the Cheviot Hills.- Governance :Earle is in the...
, East Cramlington, Eglingham
Eglingham
Eglingham is a village in Northumberland, England, situated about north-west of Alnwick and from Wooler. It lies in the sheltered valley of the Eglingham Burn, a tributary of the River Aln, about above sea level, in a rural conservation area set amongst rolling countryside, within of the...
, Elsdon
Elsdon, Northumberland
Elsdon is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northumberland about to the southwest of Rothbury. The name is derived from the Old English meaning Elli's valley....
, Embleton
Embleton, Northumberland
Embleton village in the English county of Northumberland is about half-a-mile from the bay that carries its name. The sandy beach is backed by dunes where a variety of flowers bloom: bluebells, cowslips, burnet roses and, to give it its common name, bloody cranesbill, amongst others. Dunstanburgh...
, Ellington
Ellington, Northumberland
Ellington is a small village on the coast of Northumberland, England. Ellington is four miles from Ashington, six miles from Morpeth and twenty miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne....
, Eshott
Eshott
Eshott is a village in Northumberland, England.It is located north of Newcastle, midway between Morpeth and Alnwick. A small former RAF aerodrome, Eshott Airfield, is located there...
, Etal
Etal
Etal is a small village in the far north of the county of Northumberland, England which shares a parish with nearby Ford. It lies on a bridging point of the River Till ten miles south west of Berwick-Upon-Tweed, and can boast the substantial ruins of a medieval castle currently owned by English...
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FallodonFallodon
Fallodon is a hamlet situated in Northumberland, England. It is the territorial designation of Viscount Grey of Fallodon. It is pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable.- Governance :...
, Falstone
Falstone
Falstone is a small village in Northumberland, England, just south of Kielder Water. The village is from the Anglo–Scottish border. The name Falstone means "speckled stone".Falstone holds a popular annual agricultural show.- Governance :...
, Felton
Felton, Northumberland
Felton is a small village in north Northumberland in North East England. Felton is situated about 10 miles south of the town of Alnwick, and 9 miles north of Morpeth. The nearest city is Newcastle upon Tyne and the Scottish border is about an hour away. At the last UK Census in 2001, Felton had a...
, Ford
Ford, Northumberland
Ford is a small village in Northumberland, England, about from Berwick-upon-Tweed. Ford shares a parish with Etal.- History Pre-1513 :Very little is known of the history of the area before the Norman Conquest in the 11th century, but Bronze Age rock carvings in the area suggest that there might...
, Ford Forge
Ford Forge
Ford Forge , Northumberland, England is located on the River Till between the villages of Ford and Etal. Buildings housing a water-powered forge were constructed at this site by 1770. Throughout the nineteenth century the forge was used to manufacture shovels for Northumberland collieries...
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GlantonGlanton
Glanton is a small rural village, in the county of Northumberland, England. Historically, Glanton was a relatively industrial village , although in recent years the level of industry has declined...
, Goswick
Goswick
Goswick is a hamlet in Northumberland, England, situated approximately south-east of Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, between the A1 and the North Sea coast.-Goswick station:...
, Great Bavington, Greenhaugh
Greenhaugh
Greenhaugh is a small village in Northumberland, England. It is located northwest of Bellingham and borders the Northumberland National Park. It is in the parish of Tarset.- Governance :Greenhaugh is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham....
, Greenhead
Greenhead, Northumberland
Greenhead is a village in Northumberland, England. The village is on the Military Road , about from Chollerford, from Haltwhistle and from Brampton, Cumbria along the A69 road. The A69 road bypasses the village, but until the 1980s all vehicular traffic passed through the village. The village...
, Guide Post
Guide Post
Guide Post is a village in south east Northumberland, England, about 17 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne. It lies across the River Wansbeck from Ashington, along with Stakeford. It is placed between Ashington and Morpeth or more notably to the locals between Choppington and Stakeford...
, Guyzance
Guyzance
Guyzance, historically Guizance, is a small village or hamlet in Northumberland, England. It is located south east of Alnwick on the River Coquet, several miles west of its mouth. Guyzance is one of only two places in Great Britain with a -zance ending; the other is Penzance in Cornwall...
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HadstonHadston
Hadston is a village in Northumberland, England about south of Amble, Northumberland.- History :Hadston is a township in the chaplery of Chevington, in the parish of Warkworth. The name of Hadston is mentioned in historical documents, which date back to the 12th century. In the mid 16th century...
, Haltwhistle
Haltwhistle
Haltwhistle is a small town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, situated east of Brampton, near Hadrian's Wall, and the villages of Plenmeller, Rowfoot and Melkridge...
, Harbottle
Harbottle
Harbottle is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England about south-east of the Scottish border, nestled among the Cheviot Hills and inside Northumberland National Park. The village is the site of Harbottle Castle built by order of Henry II...
, Hartley
Hartley, Northumberland
Hartley is a historic village in Northumberland, England. The village lies on the A193 road south of Blyth and 4 miles north of Tynemouth. It was a farming and later colliery village but today is part of Seaton Sluice. However it has given its name to the ward of Hartley which covers Seaton...
, Haydon Bridge
Haydon Bridge
Haydon Bridge is a village in Northumberland, England, with a population of about 2000. Its most distinctive features are the two bridges crossing the River South Tyne; the picturesque original bridge for which the village was named and a modern bridge which used to carry the A69 road...
, Hazon, Hexham
Hexham
Hexham is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, located south of the River Tyne, and was the administrative centre for the Tynedale district from 1974 to 2009. The three major towns in Tynedale were Hexham, Prudhoe and Haltwhistle, although in terms of population, Prudhoe was...
, High Angerton, High Buston
High Buston
High Buston is a small hamlet on Northumberland coast situated between Alnmouth and Warkworth.- Governance :High Buston is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed....
, High Callerton, High Church, High Newton-by-the-Sea, Highfields, Holburn
Holburn
Holburn is a hamlet in the English county of Northumberland. Holburn is located between Lowick and Belford.- Governance :Holburn is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed....
, Holystone
Holystone, Northumberland
Holystone is a small village in Northumberland, England.It lies on the edge of the Northumberland National Park on the north bank of the River Coquet...
, Horsley (nr Prudhoe)
Horsley, Northumberland
Horsley is a small village west of Newcastle upon Tyne and east of Hexham. The A69 road used to pass through the village but now bypasses the village just to the north.- Governance :Horsley is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham....
, Horsley (nr Redesdale), Horton
Horton, Northumberland
Horton is a pair of small settlements, West Horton and East Horton, divided by the a stream - the Horton Burn - in Northumberland, England north east of Wooler and west of Belford.-Landmarks:...
, Housesteads
Housesteads
Vercovicium, now known as Housesteads Roman Fort, was an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall, in the Roman province of Britannia. Its ruins are located at Housesteads in the civil parish of Bardon Mill in Northumberland, England, somewhat to the south of Broomlee Lough.-History:In the 2nd century AD,...
, Howick
Howick, Northumberland
Howick is a village in Northumberland, between Boulmer and Craster. It is just inland from the North Sea, into which Howick burn flows, from Howick Hall...
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KielderKielder, Northumberland
Kielder Village is a small settlement in North Tynedale, Northumberland, England. Located at the head of Kielder Water and in the north west of Kielder Forest, the village is from the Scottish border.-History:...
, Kilham
Kilham, Northumberland
Kilham is a hamlet and civil parish in the English county of Northumberland, located west of Wooler, east of Kelso, south west of Berwick upon Tweed and north west of Morpeth. It lies on the northern edge of the Northumberland National Park in Glendale...
, Kirkharle
Kirkharle
Kirkharle is a hamlet in the county of Northumberland in Northern England located about west of the town of Morpeth, just to the west of the crossroads of the A696 and B6342 roads.-Landmarks:...
, Kirkwhelpington
Kirkwhelpington
Kirkwhelpington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northumberland about northeast of Hexham. It is on the River Wansbeck alongside the A696 trunk road between Otterburn and Ponteland.- History :...
, Kirkley
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LangleyLangley, Northumberland
Langley, or more correctly Langley-on-Tyne, is a small village in Northumberland, England, located to the west of Hexham.The village is on the A686 about south of Haydon Bridge...
, Linton, Little Bavington, Longframlington
Longframlington
Longframlington is a small village in Northumberland, England, located on the A697, north-west of Morpeth and south-east of Rothbury.Longframlington is a former pit village and on the site of the pit now stands Fram Park, a log cabin holiday park....
, Longhorsley
Longhorsley
Longhorsley is a village in Northumberland, England about northwest of Morpeth, and about south of Alnwick. The A697 road passes through the village linking it with Morpeth, Wooler and Coldstream in Scotland. There are 6 "Streets" in Longhorsley: Whitegates, Church View, Drummonds Close, West...
, Low Alwinton, Low Angerton, Low Brunton
Low Brunton
Low Brunton is a small village in Northumberland, England. Nearby settlements include Humshaugh, Chollerford and Walwick.-Early history:...
, Low Buston, Low Newton-by-the-Sea, Lowick
Lowick, Northumberland
Lowick is a village in Northumberland, England. It appears in records as early as 1181 as Lowich, and in 1242 as Lowyc. The name derives from Old English meaning settlement on the River Low.-Landmarks:...
, Lucker
Lucker
Lucker is a village in the north-east of England. It is about 5 miles from Bamburgh . It has an inn, , and a church by the name of St Hilda's...
, Lynemouth
Lynemouth
Lynemouth is a village in Northumberland, England. The village is situated northeast of Ashington, and is in close proximity to the village of Ellington which is located to the north west...
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MindrumMindrum
Mindrum is a village in Northumberland, England, in the district of Berwick-upon-Tweed.- Governance :Mindrum is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed....
, Morpeth
Morpeth, Northumberland
Morpeth is the county town of Northumberland, England. It is situated on the River Wansbeck which flows east through the town. The town is from the A1, which bypasses it. Since 1981, it has been the administrative centre of the County of Northumberland. In the 2001 census the town had a population...
, Mitford, Murton
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Nesbit, Netherton, New Bewick, Newbiggin by the Sea, New HartleyNew Hartley
New Hartley is a village in South East Northumberland, England, adjacent to Hartley, Seaton Delaval and Seaton Sluice. The village is just off the A190 road about north of Tynemouth and south of Blyth...
, North Blyth, North Charlton
North Charlton
North Charlton is a hamlet in Northumberland, in England. It is situated between Alnwick and Berwick-upon-Tweed, on the A1.- Governance :North Charlton is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed....
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OgleOgle, Northumberland
Ogle is a village in Northumberland, England, in the parish of Whalton, north-west of Ponteland and south-west of Morpeth. The surname Ogle comes from here, where the Ogle family built Ogle Castle and owned Kirkley Hall.- Landmarks :...
, Old Bewick
Old Bewick
Old Bewick is a village in Northumberland, England, notable for its Bronze Age cairn, Iron Age hillfort, and rock art exhibiting the characteristic cup and ring marks.*Blawearie Cairn, excavated in 1866, and in the 1980s...
, Once Brewed
Once Brewed
Once Brewed, also known as Twice Brewed or Once Brewed/Twice Brewed is a village in Northumberland, England. It lies on the Military Road B6318.-Name:...
, Otterburn
Otterburn, Northumberland
Otterburn is a small village in Northumberland, England, northwest of Newcastle Upon Tyne on the banks of the River Rede, near the confluence of the Otter Burn, from which the village derives its name. It lies within the Cheviot Hills about from the Scottish border...
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RadcliffeRadcliffe, Northumberland
Radcliffe is a settlement in the county of Northumberland, England. It is located 1 km south of the town of Amble.Radcliffe was a mining community, once home to over 700 people. A colliery was worked here until 1892, when a fault in the seam, then fire and flooding, made coal extraction...
, Ramshope
Ramshope
Ramshope is a hamlet in the civil parish of Rochester in Northumberland, England located in Northumberland National Park. It lies on the A68 road, between Byrness and Carter Bar on the Scottish border.Historically Ramshope was an extra parochial area...
, Red Row, Redesdale
Redesdale
Redesdale is a valley iin the western part of the county of Northumberland, in northeast England. This area contains the valley of the River Rede, a tributary of the North Tyne River. Redesdale includes the settlements of Elsdon, Otterburn, Rochester, Byrness and Carter Bar.Historically this...
, Ridsdale, Riverside, Rochester
Rochester, Northumberland
Rochester is a small village and civil parish in north Northumberland, England. It is five miles north-east of Otterburn on the A68 road between Corbridge and Jedburgh...
, Rothbury
Rothbury
Rothbury is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is located on the River Coquet, northwest of Morpeth and north-northwest of Newcastle upon Tyne...
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SeahousesSeahouses
Seahouses is a large village on the North Northumberland coast in England. It is about 20 km north of Alnwick, within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.Seahouses attracts many visitors, mainly from the north east area...
, Seaton Delaval
Seaton Delaval
Seaton Delaval is a village in Northumberland, England, with a population of 4,371. It is the largest of the five villages in Seaton Valley and is the site of Seaton Delaval Hall, the masterpiece completed by Sir John Vanbrugh in 1727....
, Seaton Sluice
Seaton Sluice
Seaton Sluice is a village in Northumberland. It lies on the coast at the mouth of the Seaton Burn, midway between Whitley Bay and Blyth. It has a population of about 3,000 people.- Early history :...
, Sheepwash, Shipley, Snitter
Snitter
Snitter is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is near the Northumberland National Park. The closest town is Rothbury.- Governance :Snitter is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed....
, South Beach, South Broomhill, South Charlton
South Charlton
South Charlton is a small village in the English county of Northumberland. It is located north west of Alnwick, in the civil parish of Eglingham....
, 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...
, Stannington, Stobswood, Stocksfield
Stocksfield
Stocksfield is a small, sprawling commuter village situated close to the River Tyne, about west of Newcastle upon Tyne and east of Hexham in the southern part of Northumberland, England...
, Stonehaugh
Stonehaugh
Stonehaugh is a small settlement in Northumberland about west of Wark and 4 Roman miles north of Hadrian's Wall. It was purpose-built for housing forestry workers in the 1950s. Mechanisation has reduced the necessity for such concentrated manpower, so the modern population is more diverse...
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UlghamUlgham
Ulgham is a small village in Northumberland, England. The name Ulgham is pronounced 'uffham', and the village is also known as the 'village of the owls'.- History :Ulgham is notable for a reference to football being played there in 1280....
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Unthank (near Alnham)
Unthank, Alnham
Unthank is a village near Alnham in Northumberland, England. It is first mentioned in writing as Unthanc in 1207, and in its current orthography in 1242.- Governance :Unthank is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed....
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Unthank (near Haltwhistle)
Unthank, Haltwhistle
Unthank is a village near Haltwhistle in Northumberland, England. It is first mentioned in writing as Unthanc around 1200.- Governance : is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham.- Landmarks :...
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WallWall, Northumberland
Wall is a village in Northumberland, England. It is situated to the north of Hexham close by the River North Tyne and Hadrian's Wall. The Battle of Heavenfield was fought nearby.- Governance : is in the parliamentary constituency of Hexham....
, Wark on Tweed
Wark on Tweed
Wark on Tweed is a village in the English county of Northumberland. It lies about south west of Berwick-upon-Tweed...
, Wark on Tyne
Wark on Tyne
Wark on Tyne is a small village and civil parish usually called Wark in Northumberland, England about north of Hexham.The name is derived from the Viking word for Earthworks, and refers to the mound at the south of the village, where a meeting hall once stood...
, Warkworth
Warkworth, Northumberland
Warkworth is a village in Northumberland, England. It is probably best known for its well-preserved medieval castle, church and hermitage. At the time of the 2001 census, the population of Warkworth was 1,493.-Geography:...
, West Chevington, West Woodburn
West Woodburn
West Woodburn is a village in north-western Northumberland, England.The 2001 census recorded a population of 492 in the Parish Council area of Corsenside of which West Woodburn is the main settlement....
, Whalton
Whalton
Whalton is a small village in Northumberland, England.It hosts an annual Bale Fire on July 4th, the date on which midsummer's eve was celebrated before the introduction of the Gregorian calendar to England in 1752...
, Widdrington
Widdrington Station and Stobswood
Widdrington Station is a village in the county of Northumberland, England. It has about 2300 residents. As its name suggests it has a railway station which is on the East Coast Main Line. It is located about north east of Morpeth, the county town...
, Whittingham
Whittingham, Northumberland
Whittingham is a village in the English County of Northumberland.In the village is Whittingham Tower, a pele tower dating from the thirteenth or fourteenth century, converted into almshouses in 1845, and now in private ownership.- Governance :...
, Wooler, Wylam
Wylam
Wylam is a small village about west of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is located in the county of Northumberland.It is famous for the being the birthplace of George Stephenson, one of the early rail pioneers. George Stephenson's Birthplace is his cottage that can be found on the north bank of the...
Places of interest
- Cheviot HillsCheviot HillsThe Cheviot Hills is a range of rolling hills straddling the England–Scotland border between Northumberland and the Scottish Borders.There is a broad split between the northern and the southern Cheviots...
- Churnsike LodgeChurnsike LodgeChurnsike Lodge was an early Victorian hunting lodge situated in the parish of Greystead, West Northumberland, England. It was built in 1850 as a shooting lodge and was part of the Hesleyside estate . When the estate was sold in 1889, Churnsike Lodge was purchased by the Chesters Estate...
- Coquet IslandCoquet Island, EnglandCoquet Island is a small island of about , situated off Amble on the Northumberland coast, northeast England.The Island is owned by the Duke of Northumberland...
- CragsideCragsideCragside is a country house in the civil parish of Cartington in Northumberland, England. It was the first house in the world to be lit using hydroelectric power...
- Dunstanburgh CastleDunstanburgh CastleDunstanburgh Castle lies on a spectacular headland on the coast of Northumberland in northern England, between the villages of Craster and Embleton....
- Farne IslandsFarne IslandsThe Farne Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Northumberland, England. There are between 15 and 20 or more islands depending on the state of the tide. They are scattered about 2.5–7.5 km distant from the mainland, divided into two groups, the Inner Group and the Outer Group...
- Hadrian's WallHadrian's WallHadrian's Wall was a defensive fortification in Roman Britain. Begun in AD 122, during the rule of emperor Hadrian, it was the first of two fortifications built across Great Britain, the second being the Antonine Wall, lesser known of the two because its physical remains are less evident today.The...
- Hexham AbbeyHexham AbbeyHexham Abbey is a place of Christian worship dedicated to St Andrew and located in the town of Hexham, Northumberland, in northeast England. Since the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1537, the Abbey has been the parish church of Hexham.-History:...
- Kielder WaterKielder WaterKielder Water is a large artificial reservoir in Northumberland in North East England. It is the largest artificial lake in the United Kingdom by capacity and it is surrounded by Kielder Forest, the largest human-made woodland in Europe. It was planned in the late 1960s to satisfy an expected rise...
- LindisfarneLindisfarneLindisfarne is a tidal island off the north-east coast of England. It is also known as Holy Island and constitutes a civil parish in Northumberland...
- North Pennines AONB
- Northumberland National ParkNorthumberland National ParkNorthumberland National Park is the northernmost national park in England. It covers an area of more than 1030 km² between the Scottish Border in the north to just south of Hadrian's Wall. It is one of the least populated and least visited of the National Parks...
- Prudhoe CastlePrudhoe CastlePrudhoe Castle is a ruined medieval English castle situated on the south bank of the River Tyne at Prudhoe, Northumberland, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building.-The Umfravilles:...