Bamburgh
Bamburgh is a locality in Northumberland, North East England, England. Bamburgh is situated nearby to the hamlet Bradford, as well as near Elford.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bamburgh Castle and Bamburgh Lighthouse.
Bamburgh Castle
Photo: Quaoar10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bamburgh Castle, on the northeast coast of England, by the village of Bamburgh in Northumberland, is a Grade I listed building. The site was originally the location of a Celtic Brittonic fort known as Din Guarie and may have been the capital of the kingdom of Bernicia from its foundation c.
Bamburgh Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Brian Nevin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bamburgh Lighthouse was built by Trinity House in 1910 to guide shipping both passing along the Northumberland coast and in the waters around the Farne Islands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seahouses and Bamburgh.
Seahouses
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Seahouses is a small town on the Northumberland coast, with a population of 1700 in 2021. Fishing vessels work from its harbour, which is also the start point for trips to the Farne Islands.
Bamburgh
Village
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Bamburgh is a village and civil parish on the coast of Northumberland, England. It had a population of 454 in 2001, decreasing to 414 at the 2011 census.
Bradford
Hamlet
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Bradford is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Adderstone with Lucker, in the county of Northumberland, England. It is situated to the south-west of Bamburgh, a short distance inland from the North Sea coast.
Bamburgh
- Type: Locality
- Location: Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.5967° or 55° 35′ 48″ northLongitude
-1.7201° or 1° 43′ 12″ westElevation
125 feet (38 metres)Open location code
9C7WH7WH+MXGeoNames ID
7290890
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