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Bamburgh
Bamburgh , village, Northumberland, NE England, on the North Sea. It was the capital of ancient Bernicia and for a time of Northumbria . In the 6th cent. a castle was erected above a tall cliff on the site of a Roman fort. Restored in the 18th cent., it is still used as a residence and contains the 14,000-volume Crewe Library. Bamburgh is the birthplace of Grace Darling. |
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"Bamburgh." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Bamburgh." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Bamburgh.html "Bamburgh." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Bamburgh.html |
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Bamburgh
Bamburgh Northum. Bebbanburge c.710–20. ‘Stronghold of a queen called Bebbe’. OE pers. name + burh.
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A. D. MILLS. "Bamburgh." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Bamburgh." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Bamburgh.html A. D. MILLS. "Bamburgh." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Bamburgh.html |
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