Bamburgh
Bamburgh is a village and civil parish on the shore of Northumberland, England. It had a population of 454 in 2001, lowering to 414 at the 2011 census. The town is remarkable for the neighboring Bamburgh Castle, a castle which was the seat of the former Kings of Northumbria, and also for its association with the Victorian period heroine Grace Darling, who is hidden there. The comprehensive coastline by the village was awarded the Blue Flag rural beach award in 2005. The Bamburgh Dunes, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, guarantee the coastline. Bamburgh is popular with holidaymakers and also is within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. An electoral ward of the very same name exists. This ward includes Belford as well as likewise extends southern to Ellingham with an overall population taken at the 2011 census of 4,846.
