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'''Northumberland''' is England's northernmost county. It is bound to the north by Scotland, the east by the North Sea, the south by [[County Durham]] and the south west by [[Cumberland]]. It forms part of the cultural regions of the Anglo-Scottish border and Northumbria.  

'''Northumberland''' is England's northernmost county. It is bound to the north by Scotland, the east by the North Sea, the south by [[County Durham]] and the south west by [[Cumberland]]. It forms part of the cultural regions of the [[Anglo-Scottish border]] and [[Northumbria (modern)|Northumbria]]. For statistical purposes, the three council areas that cover Northumberland are all part of the [[North East England]] statistical region.

The county has a land area of 2,018 square miles, containing over half of the landmass of North East England. It has a population of around 840,000 (based on the combined population of the three council areas that cover it, as of 2021). It is predominantly rural, especially in the north and west, where the Cheviot Hills form a natural border with Scotland. The south-east of the county, in which much of Northumberland's population lives, is heavily urbanised, containing part of the Tyneside built-up area. The county town is [[Morpeth]], while the largest settlement is the city of [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]; other important towns include [[Berwick upon Tweed]], [[Alnwick]], [[Hexham]], Haltwhistle, [[North Shields]] and [[Tynemouth]].

The county has a land area of 2,018 square miles, containing over half of the landmass of North East England. It has a population of around 840,000 (based on the combined population of the three council areas that cover it, as of 2021). It is predominantly rural, especially in the north and west, where the Cheviot Hills form a natural border with Scotland. The south-east of the county, in which much of Northumberland's population lives, is heavily urbanised, containing part of the Tyneside built-up area. The county town is [[Morpeth]], while the largest settlement is the city of [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]; other important towns include [[Berwick upon Tweed]], [[Alnwick]], [[Hexham]], Haltwhistle, [[North Shields]] and [[Tynemouth]].