Northumbria | |
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| Etymology: Old English “Norþanhymbre” meaning "the people or province north of the Humber". | |
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Map_of_Northumbria_in_England.svg) Dark red marks Northumberland and Durham, which formed the late medieval rump earldom of Northumbria. Light red marks English counties that were part of the Kingdom of Northumbria at its height of power in the 8th century. | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | North East England |
Northumbria, in modern contexts, usually refers to the region of England between the Tees and Tweed, including the historic counties of Northumberland and Durham,[1] but it may also be taken to be synonymous with North East England. The area corresponds to the rump lands of the historical Kingdom of Northumbria, which later developed into the late medieval county of Northumberland or Comitatus Northumbriae, whose original southern boundary was the River Tees. A provincial flag of Northumbria has been registered.
- ^ Jackson, Dan (2019). The Northumbrians: North-East England and Its People: A New History. United Kingdom: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd. p. 7. ISBN 9781787381940.