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Northumberland

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Northumberland [nɔːˈθʌmbələnd]
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(Placename) the northernmost county of England, on the North Sea: hilly in the north (the Cheviots) and west (the Pennines), with many Roman remains, notably Hadrian's Wall; shipbuilding, coal mining. Administrative centre: Morpeth. Pop.: 307 186 (2001). Area: 5032 sq. km (1943 sq. miles) Abbreviation Northd
Northumberland2
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(Biographies / Northumberland, 1st Duke of (1502-1553) M, English, POLITICS: statesman, MILITARY: soldier) 1st Duke of, title of John Dudley. 1502-53, English statesman and soldier, who governed England (1549-53) during the minority of Edward VI. His attempt (1553) to gain the throne for his daughter-in-law, Lady Jane Grey, led to his execution
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Noun1.NorthumberlandNorthumberland - the northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall)
England - a division of the United Kingdom
Flodden - a hill in Northumberland where the invading Scots were defeated by the English in 1513


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It requested his attendance, within an hour's time, at a house in Northumberland Street, Strand, which he had never had occasion to enter before.
The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context
The address, "Sir Henry Baskerville, Northumberland Hotel," was printed in rough characters; the post-mark "Charing Cross," and the date of posting the preceding evening.
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
In the second part he goes on to tell us of how the Bruces carried war into Ireland, of how they overran Northumberland, and of how at length true peace was made.
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