Bamburgh

Bamburgh
Bamburgh is located in Northumberland
Bamburgh
Bamburgh
Location within Northumberland
Population414 (2011)
OS grid referenceNU1734
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBAMBURGH
Postcode districtNE69
Dialling code01668
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Northumberland
55°36′14″N 1°43′19″W / 55.604°N 1.722°W / 55.604; -1.722

Bamburgh (/ˈbæmbərə/ BAM-bər-ə) is a village and civil parish on the coast of Northumberland, England. It had a population of 454 in 2001,[3] decreasing to 414 at the 2011 census.[4]

Bamburgh was the centre of an independent north Northumbrian territory between 867 and 954. Bamburgh Castle was built by the Normans on the site of an Anglo-Saxon fort. The Victorian era heroine Grace Darling is buried there.

The extensive beach by the village was awarded the Blue Flag rural beach award in 2005. The Bamburgh Dunes, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, stand behind the beach. Bamburgh is popular with holidaymakers and is within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

  1. ^ "Bamburgh Parish Council Website". Bamburgh Parish Council. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Northumberland County Council Website". Northumberland County Council. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. ^ Neighbourhood Statistics. "Census 2001". Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.