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Northumberland

Northumberland
NameNorthumberland
StatusCeremonial county & Unitary district
OriginHistoric
RegionNorth East
ArearankRanked 6th
Area Km25013
AdminarearankRanked  
AdminhqMorpeth
IsoGB-NBL
Ons00EM
Nuts3UKC21
PoprankRanked  
Popestdate 
Pop 
Density Km2 
AdminpoprankRanked  
Ethnicity99.9% White
Council
Northumberland County Council
http://www.northumberland.gov.uk
Mps4
Guy Opperman (C)
Alan Beith (LD)
Ronnie Campbell (L)
Ian Lavery (L)
SubdivsN/A

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Northumberland (c-eniconnɔrˈθʌmbərlənd) is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region (code UKC21) and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region. It borders Cumbria to the west, County Durham to the south and Tyne and Wear to the south east, as well as having a border with the Scottish Borders council area to the north, and a North Sea coastline of outstanding natural beauty with a 64 mile (103 km) long distance path. Since 1981, the county council has been located in Morpeth, situated in the east of the county.

The historical boundaries of the county of Northumberland included Newcastle upon Tyne, the traditional county town, as well as Tynemouth and other settlements in North Tyneside, all areas transferred to Tyne and Wear in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. The historical county boundaries are sometimes taken to exclude Islandshire, Bedlingtonshire and Norhamshire (collectively North Durham), exclaves of County Durham which were incorporated into Northumberland in 1844.

Being on the border of England and Scotland, Northumberland has been the site of many battles. The county is noted for its undeveloped landscape of high moorland, a favourite with landscape painters, and now largely protected as a National Park. Northumberland is the most sparsely populated county in England, with only 62 people per square kilometre.


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