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County town
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Morpeth
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Range of uplands within the Northumberland National Park which also straddle the Anglo-Scottish border
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Cheviot Hills
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English landscape designer and architect born in Kirkharle; responsible for over 150 gardens surrounding the finest country houses and estates in Britain
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'Capability' Brown
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Another name for Holy Island in Northumberland, accessible on foot when the tide is out
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Lindisfarne
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The largest man-made woodland in England which occupies part of the west of the county
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Kielder Forest
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The most northerly town in England, which has also at times been part of Scotland
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Berwick-upon-Tweed
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Alnwick Castle was used as a film location for this fictional school of magic
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Hogwarts
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The 'Father of the Railways', born at Wylam in Northumberland in 1781
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George Stephenson
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Technologically advanced Victorian country house and estate now owned by the National Trust; a pioneer in the use of hydro-electricity for lighting and for aiding household tasks
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Cragside
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Lighthouse keeper's daughter who participated in the rescue of survivors from a shipwreck off the Farne Islands in 1838 which brought her national fame
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Grace Darling
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Nickname of Sir Henry Percy, an English knight who fought in several campaigns against the Scots and also against the French during the Hundred Years' War
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Hotspur
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Manchester United stalwart born in the county, who was also a member of the England team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup
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Bobby Charlton
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Housesteads is a Roman Fort on this ancient line of defence which crosses the county
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Hadrian's Wall
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'The Meeting of the Waters' near Hexham marks the start of the main length of this river
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Tyne
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English first-class cricketer, born in Riding Mill, who represented his country in 79 Test matches, scoring over 4,800 runs. He went on to be President of the MCC
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Tom Graveney
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