Bamburgh is a town as well as civil parish on the coastline of Northumberland, England. It had a population of 454 in 2001, decreasing to 414 at the 2011 census. The village is remarkable for the close-by Bamburgh Castle, a castle which was the seat of the previous Kings of Northumbria, as well as for its association with the Victorian era heroine Poise Darling, who is buried there. The considerable beach by the village was awarded heaven Flag rural coastline honor in 2005. The Bamburgh Dunes, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, guarantee the beach. Bamburgh is prominent with holidaymakers and also is within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. An electoral ward of the same name exists. This ward includes Belford and also extends southern to Ellingham with a complete population taken at the 2011 census of 4,846.