Mid Northumberland

Mid Northumberland NCA is a National Character Area in Northern England which resides between the Northumberland Sandstone Hills and the North Northumberland Coastal Plain. It is bordered to the south by the Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site. Ridges and river valleys dominate the region in the northern and western regions, where the NCA borders the uplands in northwestern Northumberland, lowlands and plains dominate the landscape in the south as the land rolls toward the Tyneside Lowlands.[1]

Mid Northumberland NCA

The National Trust’s Wallington Hall walled garden and greenhouses

Location in accordance to other NCAs in Northumberland
Ceremonial county
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

Settlement

According to Natural England, modern settlement closely follows a medieval pattern of nucleation as is what is common in Western Europe, much of which was established and planned in the 12th and 13th centuries. This leads to small villages sited on ridges in the south-west or at the crossing points of rivers, and houses clustered around greens where stock were kept relatively safe from border raids.[2][1][3] Due to Northumberland's low density[4] Northumberland is home to a great deal of country houses. In terms of agriculture, the lowlands regions in the south are home to crop farming and cattle herding, meanwhile in the uplands of the north and west shepherding is more common.[2]

Hydrology

Many rivers flow through the region as they go to meet the River Tyne in the south. The River Coquet flows down from the Cheviots and the River Font, River Wansbeck, and River Blyth rivers from the Sandstone Hills. The regions is also known for, according to Natural England, an "unusual amount of open waters" for Northumberland, with lakes dotting the countryside.

References
  1. England, Natural. "NCA Profile: 12 Mid Northumberland - NE484". Natural England - Access to Evidence.
  2. "Magic Map Application". magic.defra.gov.uk.
  3. Curtis, Daniel R. "The Emergence of Concentrated Settlements in Medieval Western Europe: Explanatory Frameworks in the Historiography". Canadian Journal of History. p. 223.
  4. says, Anonymous (1 October 2016). "English Counties by Population and Area". Country Digest.
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