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Marquee Hire Northumberland
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Covering Alnwick, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Morpeth, Hexham, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Ashington, Corbridge, Cramlington, Haltwhistle, Prudhoe, Riding Mill, Seahouses, Stocksfield and all areas of Northumberland
Marquee Hire Northumberland covers the county in the far north east of England that is bordered by the north to Scotland. Northumberland has two towns that claim the title of county town – they are Morpeth and Alnwick. The east coast of Northumberland is the North Sea and the west coast of Northumberland is Cumbria. Much of Northumberland is undeveloped and protected as the Northumberland National Park. The park takes up ¼ of the county.
Northumberland is the 6th largest county in England and covers just over 5000 square kilometres. The county is home to more castles than anywhere else in England. Some of the more famous ones are Alnwick, Bamburgh and Warkworth.
Alnwick is one of the two county towns of Northumberland. The wider district has a population of around 31,000 – just less than 8000 live in the town of Alnwick itself. Alnwick Castle is the home of the Earl of Northumberland and sits above the River Aln. The castle was used for scenes in the hit Hollywood movie Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves as well as scenes from the TV show; Blackadder.
Morpeth is the other town that is considered the county town of Northumberland and is also home to a famous castle – Castle Morpeth.
Tyndale is a district in Northumberland that covers almost half of the county. The main towns are Hexham, Prudhoe and Haltwistle. The area is also home to part of Hadrian’s Wall. Hexham’s most well known building is the Hexham Abbey which dates from 1170.
Berwick-upon-Tweed is England’s most northerly town just 2 ½ miles from Scottish border and has been a part of England since 1482. The borough which is also called Berwick-upon-Tweed has a population of around 26,000 people.
Blyth is in south east Northumberland and is the administrative centre of the Blyth Valley borough. The town is twinned with Gelendzhik in Russia amongst other towns. Blyth is the home of a Wind Farm which is constructed on the East Pier.
Other settlements of note in Northumberland include Ashington – a coal mining town, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea – a town at the end of the first telegraph cable that came from Scandinavia and Seahouses – a village often visited by people visiting the Northumberland National Park and the Northumberland coast.
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