Harbottle

Harbottle
View of the village from Harbottle Castle
Harbottle is located in Northumberland
Harbottle
Harbottle
Location within Northumberland
Population256 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceNT934046
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMORPETH
Postcode districtNE65
Dialling code01669
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
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55°20′10″N 2°06′22″W / 55.336°N 2.106°W / 55.336; -2.106

Harbottle is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England about 10 miles (16 km) south-east of the Scottish border, in the southeastern part of the Cheviot Hills and inside Northumberland National Park.[2][3] The village is the site of Harbottle Castle built by order of Henry II. Now in ruins, the castle was constructed by the Umfraville family to protect against invaders from Scotland.

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. ^ Coulson, Charles (2004). Castles in Medieval Society: Fortresses in England, France, and Ireland in the Central Middle Ages. Oxford University Press. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-19-927363-8.
  3. ^ "Harbottle". Northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2016.