Northumbria consists of everywhere from the river Tweed to the Tees. From the Tees to the Tyne is Durham and from the Tyne to the Tweed is Northumberland. If you want to know more I would recommend Dan Jackson’s book Northumbrians. People often don’t think about Durham but it is where our regional saint is buried.
@@thelink4492 yes that was the old kingdom that also included large parts of Scotland. I was referring to what is left of Northumbria, which is mainly the old kingdom of bernicia. Everywhere from the Tweed to the Tees. We share a combined culture that differs from modern day Yorkshire and Lancashire. Although we do still share cultural links with North Yorkshire.
@@Revanite.666 BBC North-East and Cumbria, with Mike Neville - showing my age - was ’my region’, growing up. Still is. I am not entirely convinced that the Cumbrians will look back with affection at being lumped in with Geordieland, but Cumbria was always considered as ’the proper north’ by those of us who lived east of the watershed. Northumberland, Durham and Cumbria - The blessed and beautiful triumvirate!
Great video. I was born in South Shields and raised in Blyth and Ashington so perhaps I'm biased, but like several other posters, I have always looked on Northumbria as encompassing the whole of the North East from the Tees to the Tweed. I am familiar with the history of Anglo-Saxon Northumbria, but that kingdom ceased to exist when the Vikings captured York. I have read that the remnant of the kingdom (old Bernicia) was thereafter known as Northumberland. I have always looked on County Durham as that part of Northumberland that belonged to the Prince Bishops - if you look at old maps of the region, you will notice that Durham owns several areas of land in what is now Northumberland including Bedlingtonshire and Norhamshire. Anyway, no matter how fascinating the historical origin of the name may be, in modern parlance (police, tourism etc) Northumbria certainly refers to the whole of the North East - in my mind at least. If you haven't already read it, I highly recommend The Northumbrians by Dan Jackson - fantastic book.
I just wanted to share that my last name is Avery, (I'm like way down the line but the name was carried all the way.) and that the flag of Northumbria and my family's crest were based from the same colors :))
Tyne and Wear was created for convenience of delivering modern puplic services. Never intended to change the identity of the area or people living there! Its still considered as being in Northumberland but in the 'Historic County' definition. The Northumberland flag is registered as the Historic county flag of Northumberland. Representing the county thourghout the centuries! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6JgypxDWYUw.htmlsi=swTIR-o9UxdwVVS4
I always feel conflicted when I see this type of comment. I'm a Londoner who has a Geordie parent and loves the North East of England 🏴 so much. I guess it wouldn't be for me to choose the future of the North East of England 🏴, but I will still love it all the same no matter what happens. I can completely understand that people in the North East would want to break away from London, no argument there at all.
You both claim that Newcastle is not in Northumberland any more with reference to the Local Government Act of 1974 and refer to Hull as in the "East Riding" of Yorkshire. Both cannot be concurrently true. For what it's worth, the 1974 legislation did not change the borders of the historic counties so therefore Hull is in the East Riding and Newcastle is in Northumberland.
Interesting. My personal feeling is that if you're from either Northumberland or County Durham you've earned the right to be labelled as a Northumbrian... (which is as large as the ancient kingdom is these days!)...
The name northumberland is not that new. It has its name thoughout the 1400s as the duke of Northumberland was a title existing since the end of the norman invasion
@@Hex___666 You are still Northumbrians - you live in Northumbria and the N Durham dialect IS North Northumbrian whilst the south of the county is a mix between North Northumbrian and South Northumbrian (tongues of the Yorkshires), according to historic linguists.
