Northumberland
ceremonial county and unitary authority area in north east England, UK
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Summary
Northumberland is a ceremonial county of England[1]. Northumberland draws 9,375 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial county of england category, ranking #9 of 36).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: North East England[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: unitary authority area in England[5]
- Shares border with: Cumbria[6], County Durham[7], Scottish Borders[8], Newcastle upon Tyne[9], North Tyneside[10], Gateshead[11], Eden[12], Carlisle[13], Tyne and Wear[14]
- Flag: flag of Northumberland[15]
- Legislative body: council of Northumberland County Council[16]
- Commons category: Northumberland[17]
- Said to be the same as: Northumberland[18]
- Authority: Northumberland County Council[19]
- Official website: https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Northumberland[21]
- Population: 315,300[22], 320,274[23], 323,820[24], 316,100[25], 324,362[26]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste[29], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30]
- Replaces: Tynedale[31], Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed[32], Blyth Valley[33], Castle Morpeth[34], Wansbeck[35], Alnwick[36]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Northumberland[37]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Northumberland[38]
- Native label: Northumberland[39]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Northumberland[40]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Northumberland[41]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Northumberland[42]
- Different from: Northumberland[43]
- Area: 5013.8024 km²[44]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Northumberland include Northumberland County[45], a county of Pennsylvania[46], in United States[47], founded in 1772[48] and Northumbrian smallpipes[49].
Why It Matters
Northumberland has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Northumberland is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for Northumberland include Northumberland County[45], a county of Pennsylvania[46], in United States[47], founded in 1772[48] and Northumbrian smallpipes[49].