Northumbria

Comprising: Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham

1. Northumberland
2. Newcastle upon Tyne
3. North Tyneside
4. Gateshead
5. South Tyneside
6. Sunderland
7. County Durham
8. Hartlepool
9. Darlington
10. Stockton-on-Tees

• Comprising: Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham
• Area: 3,195 sq miles
• Capital: Durham
• Population: 2.3 million
• Demonym: Northumbrian
• Airports: Newcastle, Durham Tees Valley
• Ports include: Berwick, Tyne, Sunderland, Hartlepool
• Background: The Kingdom of Northumbria existed for more than 300 years from 653 AD to 954 AD. It was extensive, and stretched into modern-day Yorkshire. Its northern capital was Bamburgh, now a village in Northumberland.

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