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Revision as of 16:05, 8 September 2007

Holy Trinity Church, Berwick Northumberland submitted by Glen in Tinsel Knickers

Northumberland

County town: Newcastle Upon Tyne

Other major towns: Tynemouth, Wallsend


A beautiful, historical border county, with more castles than in any other English county - Alnwick, Bamburgh, Warkworth and many, many more. With outstanding coastline from Lindisfarne and Holy Island in the North, to beaches South to Tynemouth Priory as well as Hadrian's Wall and Keilder Water, the largest man-made lake in Europe, there is plenty for visitors to see. It is the home land of many famous people St.Cuthbert and St. Aidan, Admiral Lord Collingwood, Thomas Bewick, Capability Brown and father of the railways, George Stephenson.


Split into districts, Northumberland is covered by the following offices:


Register Office Contact Details

Alnwick

Market Place
Alnwick
Tel 01665 602363
e-mail alnwickreg@northumberland.gov.uk

Berwick

5 Palace Street East
Berwick
Northumberland
Tel 01289 307373
e-mail berwickreg@northumberland.gov.uk

The Berwick office can supply a handwritten copy of a certificate, for a guide to scanned, handwritten and typed certificates see BMD Certificates

Hexham

Abbey Gate House
Market St
Hexham
Tel 01434 602355
e-mail hexhamreg@northumberland.gov.uk

Morpeth

94 Newgate St
Morpeth
Tel 01670 513232
e-mail morpethreg@northumberland.gov.uk

A complete listing of register offices for the Northumberland/Newcastle/Durham region, with links to the relevant offices is available at:



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