Northumberland

American  

[nawr-thuhm-ber-luhnd] / nɔrˈθʌm bər lənd /

noun

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

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Northumberland ¹ British  

/ 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)

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Northumberland ² British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

North, 46, played county cricket for six different teams, has an English wife and worked in the club game for South Northumberland before he took over at Durham.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

In the Court of Appeal ruling, Lord Justice Peter Jackson said the boy was formally adopted by a married couple in Northumberland in November 2025.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Newcastle is the closest major city to Northumberland and Newcastle International airport is on the southern border.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Former friends Graham and Carruthers were convicted of criminal damage to the much-loved tree, which had stood for more than 100 years in a dip in the Northumberland landscape.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

This phrase, uttered in my hearing yesterday, would have only conveyed the notion that she was about to be removed to Northumberland, to her own home.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë