Northumberlandnoun
/ˌnɔˈθʌmb.əl.ənd//ˌnɔːrˈθʌm.bɚ.lənd/a county (= area with its own local government) in northeastern England:
He is from Morpeth, in Northumberland.
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- A Roman bridge spanning the River Tyne has been discovered by archaeologists at Corbridge in Northumberland.
- In the late 1150s Henry seized back Northumberland and Cumbria from the Scots.
- Holy Island is off the Northumberland coast.
- Newcastle, the historic capital of the Durham and Northumberland coal fields
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