Northumberland
England's northernmost county
Northumberland is the northernmost county in England, bordering Scotland.
It's known for sparse population, rugged landscape, and historical sites including Hadrian's Wall and numerous castles built during centuries of border conflict.
They spent a week hiking through Northumberland.
Local administrative division
- EnglandLargest British country
- NorthumbrianOf northeast England
- market townsLicensed commercial settlements
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
Pre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
- VikingsMedieval Scandinavian seafarers
- Roman BritainConquered ancient British Isles
- Hadrian's WallRoman frontier in Britain
- Norman ConquestFrench duke's English takeover
Middle Ages · Lindisfarne Gospels · border wars · Domesday Book · monasteries · pilgrimage · ancient · medieval
Open uncultivated upland
- hillsLow natural elevations
- heatherMoorland flowering shrub
- valleysLow areas between hills
- riversFlowing bodies of water
forests · dark skies · wilderness · uplands · rugged · rolling · pastoral · farmland
Heavily defended military structure
- keepRetain or fortified tower
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- battlementsNotched defensive wall top
- rampartFortified defensive wall
bailey · gatehouse · barbican · portcullis · great hall · stronghold · fortification · ruins
Boundary with England
- frontierEdge of settlement
- marchesCoordinated rhythmic walking
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
- disputedArgued over, unresolved
raiding · clans · buffer zone
Sandy coastal areas
- cliffsSteep natural rock walls
- dunesWind-formed sand ridges
- rockpoolsWater-filled coastal hollows
- seabirdsOcean-dwelling avians
puffins · seals · fishing villages · kippers · harbours · lighthouses · shipwrecks
county
Local administrative division
- EnglandLargest British country
- NorthumbrianOf northeast England
- market townsLicensed commercial settlements
Anglo-Saxon
Pre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
- VikingsMedieval Scandinavian seafarers
- Roman BritainConquered ancient British Isles
- Hadrian's WallRoman frontier in Britain
Norman Conquest · Middle Ages · Lindisfarne Gospels · border wars · Domesday Book · monasteries · pilgrimage · ancient · medieval
moorland
Open uncultivated upland
rivers · forests · dark skies · wilderness · uplands · rugged · rolling · pastoral · farmland · sheep
fortress
Heavily defended military structure
- keepRetain or fortified tower
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- battlementsNotched defensive wall top
rampart · bailey · gatehouse · barbican · portcullis · great hall · stronghold · fortification · ruins
Scottish border
Boundary with England
- frontierEdge of settlement
- marchesCoordinated rhythmic walking
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
disputed · raiding · clans · buffer zone
beaches
Sandy coastal areas
seabirds · puffins · seals · fishing villages · kippers · harbours · lighthouses · shipwrecks
- stargazingtelescope, stargazing guides, night sky, stars, constellation
- British PlacesBuckingham Palace, England, Tower of London, London, Big Ben
- CountiesCork, Dublin, Kerry, Galway, Mayo
- UK PlacesLondon, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Bath
- British NobilityYork, Windsor, Cambridge, Kent, Cornwall
- DuchiesAnjou, Aquitaine, Austria, Baden, Bavaria
NorthumberlandGreater London
UK's capital administrative area
Greater Manchester · Surrey · South East England · Middlesex
northern, northerly, northward, northeastern, northerner, northwards, northwestern, northbound, northing