Overview
Northumberland is a unitary authority and historic county in North East England, the northernmost county of England. The unitary authority borders Cumbria to the west, County Durham and Tyne and Wear to the south and the Scottish Borders to the north
Description
Northumberland, historic county and unitary authority of northeastern England. It is England’s northernmost county, bounded to the north by Scotland, to the east by the North Sea, to the west by the administrative county of Cumbria (historic county of Cumberland), and to the south by the county of Durham. Newcastle was the historic county town (seat) of Northumberland, but Morpeth is the unitary authority’s present administrative center.
Address
Berkshire, England
United Kingdom
URL:
http://www.britannica.com/place/Northumberland-county-England
Berkshire, England
United Kingdom
URL:
http://www.britannica.com/place/Northumberland-county-England