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Il Northumberland (pronuncia [nɔrˈθʌmbərlənd]) è una contea del nord-est dell'Inghilterra, nel Regno Unito, ai confini con la Scozia. Non è divisa in distretti, costituendo la più ampia autorità unitaria del paese.
Northumberland (/ n ɔːr ˈ θ ʌ m b ər l ə n d / nor-THUM-bər-lənd) is a ceremonial county in North East England, bordering Scotland. It is bordered by the Scottish Borders to the north, the North Sea to the east, Tyne and Wear and County Durham to the south, and Cumbria to the west.
Northumberland, as its boundaries are today, shown here within England. Northumberland, England 's northernmost county, is a land where Roman occupiers once guarded a walled frontier, Anglian invaders fought with Celtic natives, and Norman lords built castles to suppress rebellion and defend a contested border with Scotland.
Il regno di Northumbria, o in italiano Nortumbria, fu uno dei sette regni anglosassoni esistiti tra gli inizi del VII secolo e il X secolo. Situato nell'attuale Inghilterra settentrionale e Scozia sudorientale, il nome del regno deriva dall'antico inglese Norþan-hymbre, il cui significato è "il popolo o la provincia a nord dell'Humber", in ...
Northumberland ist eine Grafschaft und eine Unitary Authority in England, gelegen an der Grenze zu Schottland. Die Bezeichnung ergibt sich aus seiner Lage nördlich des Flusses Humber.
At its height, the kingdom extended from the Humber, Peak District and the River Mersey on the south to the Firth of Forth on the north. Northumbria ceased to be an independent kingdom in the mid-tenth century when Deira was conquered by the Danes and formed into the Kingdom of York.
Northumberland National Park is the northernmost national park in England. It covers an area of more than 1,050 square kilometres (410 sq mi) between the Scottish border in the north to just south of Hadrian's Wall. The park lies entirely within Northumberland, covering about a quarter of the county.
