Bamburgh
Bamburgh is a village and civil parish on the coast of Northumberland, England. It had a population of 454 in 2001, reducing to 414 at the 2011 census. The town is remarkable for the nearby Bamburgh Castle, a castle which was the seat of the former Kings of Northumbria, as well as for its association with the Victorian age heroine Elegance Beloved, that is hidden there. The considerable beach by the town was granted the Blue Flag rural beach honor in 2005. The Bamburgh Dunes, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, stand behind the beach. Bamburgh is prominent with holidaymakers and also is within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. An electoral ward of the same name exists. This ward includes Belford and additionally extends southern to Ellingham with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 4,846.