Northumberland

ceremonial county and unitary authority area in north east England, UK
AdministrativeArea ceremonial_county_of_england Q23079
Northumberland
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Northumberland

Summary

Northumberland is a ceremonial county of England[1]. Northumberland draws 4,077 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial_county_of_england category, ranking #9 of 36).[2]

Key Facts

  • Northumberland is located in North East England[3].
  • Northumberland is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Northumberland's instance of is recorded as ceremonial county of England[5].
  • Northumberland's instance of is recorded as unitary authority area in England[6].
  • Northumberland's shares border with is recorded as Cumbria[7].
  • Northumberland's shares border with is recorded as County Durham[8].
  • Northumberland's shares border with is recorded as Scottish Borders[9].
  • Northumberland's shares border with is recorded as Newcastle upon Tyne[10].
  • Northumberland's shares border with is recorded as North Tyneside[11].
  • Northumberland's shares border with is recorded as Gateshead[12].
  • Northumberland's shares border with is recorded as Eden[13].
  • Northumberland's shares border with is recorded as Carlisle[14].
  • Northumberland's shares border with is recorded as Tyne and Wear[15].
  • Northumberland's flag is recorded as flag of Northumberland[16].
  • Northumberland's legislative body is recorded as council of Northumberland County Council[17].
  • Northumberland's Commons category is recorded as Northumberland[18].
  • Northumberland's said to be the same as is recorded as Northumberland[19].
  • Northumberland's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.166666666667, 'lon': -2}[20].
  • Northumberland's authority is recorded as Northumberland County Council[21].
  • Northumberland's official website is recorded as https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/[22].
  • Northumberland's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Northumberland[23].
  • Northumberland has a population of {'amount': '+315300'}[24].
  • Northumberland has a population of {'amount': '+320274'}[25].
  • Northumberland has a population of {'amount': '+323820'}[26].
  • Northumberland has a population of {'amount': '+316100'}[27].

Body

Geography

Northumberland is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Northumberland is located in North East England[3].

Physical Characteristics

Northumberland covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5013.8024'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+315300'}[24], {'amount': '+320274'}[25], {'amount': '+323820'}[26], {'amount': '+316100'}[27], and {'amount': '+324362'}[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ceremonial county of England[5] and unitary authority area in England[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Northumberland include Northumberland County[30], a county of Virginia[31], in United States[32], founded in 1648[33] and Northumbrian smallpipes[34].

Why It Matters

Northumberland draws 4,077 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial_county_of_england category, ranking #9 of 36).[2] Northumberland has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Northumberland is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for Northumberland include Northumberland County[30], a county of Virginia[31], in United States[32], founded in 1648[33] and Northumbrian smallpipes[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . ordnancesurvey.co.uk. ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . ons.maps.arcgis.com. ons.maps.arcgis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Jèrriais janne · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people Category:People from Northumberland
    Coordinate location {'lat': 55.166666666667, 'lon': -2}
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5013.8024'}
    Instance of ceremonial county of England, unitary authority area in England, non-metropolitan county
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q769603]]"
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