Northumbria (modern)
Northumbria | |
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| Etymology: Old English “Norþanhymbre” meaning "the people or province north of the Humber". | |
Dark red marks Northumberland and Durham, which formed the late medieval rump earldom of Northumbria. Light red marks English counties that were part of the Kingdom of Northumbria at its height of power in the 8th century and are still occasionally referred to as Northumbria. | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | North East England and Northern England |
Northumbria, in modern contexts, usually refers to the region of England between the Tees and Tweed, including the historic counties of Northumberland and Durham, but it may also be taken to be synonymous with Northern England. The area corresponds to the Viking-age rump of the Kingdom of Northumbria to the north of the Tyne, alongside the Patrimony of St Cuthbert, which lay between the Tyne and Tees. It further corresponds to the Norman-era county of Northumberland, or Comitatus Northumbriae, which originally encompassed the entire area between the Tweed to the Tees. A provincial flag of Northumbria has been registered.