Bamburgh
Bamburgh is a town and civil parish on the shore of Northumberland, England. It had a population of 454 in 2001, reducing to 414 at the 2011 census. The village is noteworthy for the neighboring Bamburgh Castle, a castle which was the seat of the previous Kings of Northumbria, as well as for its association with the Victorian period heroine Poise Beloved, that is hidden there. The comprehensive beach by the village was awarded the Blue Flag rural coastline award in 2005. The Bamburgh Dunes, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, stand behind the coastline. Bamburgh is prominent with holidaymakers and also is within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. A selecting ward of the exact same name exists. This ward includes Belford and likewise extends south to Ellingham with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 4,846.