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Northumberland A-Z

Name these places, people, and things from A-Z that are associated with the English county of Northumberland.
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When the answer is a person, the letter refers to their surname (except for D).
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Last updated: April 22, 2026
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Hint
Answer
A
Town home to an impressive castle
Alnwick
B
Town near the Scottish border
Berwick-upon-Tweed
C
Highest point
The Cheviot
D
TV presenters from Newcastle: Ant and ___
Dec
E
Railway line that crosses the county
East Coast Main Line
F
Seventeen Going Under singer-songwriter from North Shields
Sam Fender
G
Someone from Newcastle is a ______
Geordie
H
Northern limit of the Roman world
Hadrian's Wall
I
Joseph Swan first demonstrated this kind of lightbulb in 1879
Incandescent
J
Affluent suburb of Newcastle
Jesmond
K
Largest reservoir in the UK
Kielder Water
L
Holy Island
Lindisfarne
M
County town
Morpeth
N
Anglo-Saxon kingdom that stretched from the Humber to the Forth
Northumbria
O
Saint; king of N
Oswald
P
'Barbarians' who lived north of H
Picts
Q
Riverside area in Newcastle shared with Gateshead
Quayside
R
Bordering Scottish county
Roxburghshire
S
Iconic tree on H; cut down by vandals
Sycamore Gap tree
T
River on the border with County Durham
Tyne
U
Football club
Newcastle United
V
People who raided L in 793
Vikings
W
Seaside resort town; home to the Spanish City
Whitley Bay
X
Roman legion that helped build H
XX Valeria Victrix
Y
Village named in 1777
New York
Z
Style of decoration found in Anglo-Saxon manuscripts produced on L
Zoomorphic
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2 Comments
HarrBathtub
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Level 36
May 21, 2024
D F G J - They should have a dedicated answer box, keeps it less messy.
jdmercia
+1
Level 88
May 23, 2024
Fair enough. I’ve been torn between both options, but if keeping the separate answer boxes will make it clearer I’ll change back to that. Thanks for the feedback.
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