Historic houses · North East England
Northumberland County Council
In or near Mitford.
Northumberland County Council in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Morpeth · 1.0 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
Northumberland County Council is located at postcode NE61 2EF and is approximately 1 km from Morpeth railway station. Entry details are not specified, and wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Northumberland County Council is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Northumberland County Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Northumberland in North East England. Since 2009 it has been a unitary authority, having also taken over district-level functions when the county's districts were abolished. The council has been under no overall control since 2021, being led by a Conservative minority administration. It is based at County Hall, Morpeth. Since 2024 the council has been a member of the North East Mayoral Combined Authority.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Elected county councils were established in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888, taking over administrative functions previously carried out by unelected magistrates at the quarter sessions. The city of Newcastle upon Tyne had been a county corporate since 1400 with its own quarter sessions, and Newcastle's independence from the county was maintained by making it a county borough. The county council was elected by and provided services to the remainder of the county, which area was termed the administrative county. Berwick-upon-Tweed was also a county corporate, but was not considered large enough to provide its own county-level services. It was therefore included in the administrative…
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- Coordinates
- 55.1536, -1.6842
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Morpeth
- Postcode
- NE61 2EF
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Established
- 1889
- Nearest railway station
- Morpeth — 1 km
- Official site
- www.northumberland.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6386521 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Northumberland County Council (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Northumberland County Council?
- Northumberland County Council is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE61 2EF), in the parish of Morpeth.
- What is Northumberland County Council?
- Northumberland County Council in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Northumberland County Council?
- The nearest railway station is Morpeth, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE61 2EF.
- When was Northumberland County Council built?
- Built or established in 1889.
- Is Northumberland County Council a protected site?
- Yes — Northumberland County Council is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Northumberland County Council?
- The nearest railway station is Morpeth, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE61 2EF.