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| − | '''Morpeth''' is the county town of [[Northumberland]] in north-east [[England]], located 15 miles north of [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]. Founded as a planned medieval borough in the 12th century | + | '''Morpeth''' is the county town of [[Northumberland]] in north-east [[England]], located 15 miles north of [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]. Founded as a planned medieval borough in the 12th century on the north bank of the river Wansbeck, it has remained a small market town. In the twentieth century, with its castle ruins, parks and landscaped riverside areas as well as the world's largest museum of [[bagpipes]], it has become something of an inland resort. It also serves as as a dormitory town for the nearby [[Tyneside]] [[conurbation]]. The town lies on the A1 [[Great North Road]] and the main [[London]] to [[Edinburgh]] [[railway]]. |
[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]] | ||
Revision as of 16:55, August 16, 2008
Morpeth is the county town of Northumberland in north-east England, located 15 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne. Founded as a planned medieval borough in the 12th century on the north bank of the river Wansbeck, it has remained a small market town. In the twentieth century, with its castle ruins, parks and landscaped riverside areas as well as the world's largest museum of bagpipes, it has become something of an inland resort. It also serves as as a dormitory town for the nearby Tyneside conurbation. The town lies on the A1 Great North Road and the main London to Edinburgh railway.