Northumberland

[nawr-thuhm-ber-luhnd]

noun

1. a county in NE England. 1,943 sq. mi. (5,030 sq. km).

Northumberland

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/ nɔːˈθʌmbələnd /

noun

1. Northd. the northernmost county of England, on the North Sea; became a unitary authority in 2009: hilly in the north (the Cheviots) and west (the Pennines), with many Roman remains, notably Hadrian's Wall; shipbuilding, coal mining. Administrative centre: Morpeth. Pop: 310 600 (2007 est). Area: 5032 sq km (1943 sq miles)

Northumberland

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/ nɔːˈθʌmbələnd /

noun

1. 1st Duke of, title of John Dudley. 1502–53, English statesman and soldier, who governed England (1549–53) during the minority of Edward VI. His attempt (1553) to gain the throne for his daughter-in-law, Lady Jane Grey, led to his execution

Example Sentences

The exact age of the tree on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland has been a matter of debate, with the date of its planting put in the late 1800s.

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Harry and Megan's Byatt's farm was one that was judged too remote and there remain hundreds of other homes in Northumberland still off grid.

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For decades, generations of children have had a blast tearing round a Northumberland park and playground, all the while oblivious to a cache of World War Two bombs buried beneath them.

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Anna Rutherford ran the inaugural Rat Race between Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland and Edinburgh Castle in 17 hours and 23 minutes – more than two hours ahead of the closest male competitor.

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The Northumberland town of Haltwhistle is a popular stopping-off point for the thousands of visitors going to Hadrian's Wall and Sycamore Gap each year.

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