Tag: Northumberland
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A short visit to Northumberland
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in vacationsWe’ve just spent three nights in Newcastle as a base for visiting castles, houses and gardens in Northumberland. But first let’s be clear about what we mean: Northumberland or Northumbria? This is from the website www.askdifference.com: Northumbria, existing from the 7th to the 10th centuries, was a powerful Anglo-Saxon kingdom that covered what are now…