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During the seventh and eighth centuries, Northumberland was the most important of all the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. It extended from Bernicia in the north, to Deira in the south and became known as North Humber Land, meaning land north of the Humber. The erratically-drawn border was constantly involved in warfare at a time when it had more castles to the mile than in any other region.For its size, it has an enormous range of natural beauty, stretching from its mountains, forests and lakes through to its high moorland dales. However, perhaps more than anything, Northumberland is best known for its contribution to culture and art. A visitor to the area does not have to go far to find evidence of its interesting past. There are Roman remains, churches, castles, historic houses, market towns and monuments.This region has enough to pique the interest of every visitor. You may walk with the Romans along Hadrian's Wall, kneel where Saint Aidan knelt at the very cradle of Christianity, or hunt with the Prince Bishop's. The landscapes are dramatic and the views panoramic.

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ED GELDARD is a professional landscape photographer. A former freelancer for the Northern Echo Group, he is a keen walker and contributes to many countryside publications. In 1991 he teamed up with Alfred Wainwright to produce Wainwright in the Limestone Dales, which became an overnight bestseller. Commissioned in 1992 for Wainwright's Tour in the Lake District, winner of the Tullie House prize in the Lakeland Book of the Year Award, he later went on to complete his own best selling book Travels through the Lakes.

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