Northumberland
County of northern England
Area:
5,030 sq km/1,942 sq mi
Towns and Cities:
Morpeth (administrative headquarters), Berwick-upon-Tweed, Hexham
Physical:
Cheviot Hills; rivers Aln, Coquet, Rede, Till, Tweed, upper Tyne; Northumberland
National Park in the west
Features:
Holy Island (Lindisfarne); the Farne island group 8 km/5 mi east of
Bamburgh, which is home to large seal and bird colonies; part
of Hadrian's Wall (a World Heritage site), including Housesteads
Fort; Alnwick and Bamburgh castles; Thomas Bewick museum; Hexham
Abbey; the walls of Berwick-upon- Tweed; large moorland areas
used for military manoeuvres; Longstone Lighthouse from which
Grace Darling rowed to rescue the crew of the Forfarshire; wild
white cattle of Chillingham; Kielder Water (1982), the largest
artificial lake in northern Europe
Industry:
Manufacturing of computer monitors (Cramlington); coal was formerly
mined at several locations
Agriculture:
Sheep, cattle; fishing
Population:
(1994) 307,700
Famous People:
Thomas Bewick, Grace Darling, Jack and Bobby Charlton.
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