Towns & cities · Central Scotland
Bamburgh
Also known as: Dún Guaire
Bamburgh — village in Northumberland, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Chathill · 7.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Bamburgh is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1910. Recent population estimates put it at around 324 people. Named after Bebba. Address: NE69. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Northumberland, England". Coordinates: 55.6040°, -1.7222°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Northumberland Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bamburgh ( BAM-bər-ə) is a village and civil parish on the coast of Northumberland, England. It had a population of 454 in 2001, decreasing to 414 at the 2011 census. Bamburgh was the centre of an independent north Northumbrian territory between 867 and 954. Bamburgh Castle was built by the Normans on the site of an Anglo-Saxon fort. The Victorian era heroine Grace Darling is buried there. The extensive beach by the village was awarded the Blue Flag rural beach award in 2005. The Bamburgh Dunes, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, stand behind the beach. Bamburgh is popular with holidaymakers and is within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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Background
History
The site now occupied by Bamburgh Castle was previously home to a fort of the Celtic Britons known as Din Guarie and may have been the capital of the kingdom of Bernicia, the realm of the Gododdin people, from the realm's foundation in c. 420 until 547, the year of the first written reference to the castle. In that year, the citadel was captured by the Anglo-Saxon ruler Ida of Bernicia (Beornice) and became Ida's seat. The Anglo-Saxons called the place Bebbanburh, meaning "Queen Bebba's stronghold"; this was later corrupted into the modern "Bamburgh". Aidan of Lindisfarne came to this area from the monastery of Iona in 635 on behalf of King Oswald of Northumbria. Following the defeat of…
Visiting
Bamburgh Castle, under its Saxon name Bebbanburg, is the ancestral home of Uhtred, the main character in Bernard Cornwell's historical 13-novel series The Saxon Stories, published 2004–2020, which was made into the BBC and Netflix five-season series The Last Kingdom 2015–2022. Bamburgh is also featured in the open-world video game series Forza Horizon 4 released in October 2018. Additionally, Bamburgh is featured in the Realtime Strategy video game Ancestors Legacy released in 2018.
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- Coordinates
- 55.6040, -1.7222
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Bamburgh
- Postcode
- NE69
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Population
- 324
- Established
- 1910
- Nearest railway station
- Chathill — 7.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q805983 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bamburgh (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Bamburgh2006.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bamburgh?
- Bamburgh is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode NE69), in the parish of Bamburgh.
- When was Bamburgh built?
- Built or established in 1910.
- Is Bamburgh a protected site?
- Yes — Bamburgh is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Bamburgh free to visit?
- Yes, Bamburgh is free to enter.
- How do I get to Bamburgh?
- The nearest railway station is Chathill, about 7.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE69.