Alnwick, Northumberland, England

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Alnwick, Northumberland, England is a historic market town in northeastern England known for its medieval castle and role as a strategic border stronghold.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Alnwick 3
Alnwick town centre 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf civil parish
market town
town in England
associatedFamily Percy family
associatedTitle Duke of Northumberland
ceremonialCounty Northumberland
country England
United Kingdom
distanceToEdinburgh about 80 miles south
distanceToNewcastleUponTyne about 32 miles north
filmLocation location associated with Harry Potter films via Alnwick Castle
governedBy Northumberland County Council
hasCulturalInstitution Alnwick Playhouse
Bailiffgate Museum
hasEducationalInstitution Duchess’s Community High School
hasLandmark Alnwick Abbey (remains)
Alnwick Castle
Alnwick Castle grounds
surface form: Alnwick Garden

Barter Books
The Alnwick Garden Poison Garden
hasRailwayStation Alnmouth railway station (nearby primary rail link)
hasReligiousBuilding St Michael’s Church, Alnwick
hasTwinTown Lannion, France
historicalRole border stronghold in Anglo-Scottish conflicts
historicCounty Northumberland
knownFor historic market town
medieval castle
strategic border stronghold in medieval period
lieutenancyArea Northumberland
locatedIn North East England
Northumberland
locatedOnRiver River Aln valley
surface form: River Aln
marketCharterStatus historic market town with medieval market rights
nearbyCastle Dunstanburgh Castle
Warkworth Castle
nearbyCoast North Sea coast
nearbyTown Alnmouth
Seahouses
osGridReference NU185135
parliamentaryConstituency Berwick-upon-Tweed
postcodeArea NE
postcodeDistrict NE66
postTown ALNWICK
primaryRoadLink A1 road NERFINISHED
region North East England
tourism popular tourist destination in Northumberland
unitaryAuthority Northumberland

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northumberland contains Alnwick, Northumberland, England
this entity surface form: Alnwick
Malcolm III of Scotland deathPlace Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Rothbury hasNearbySettlement Alnwick, Northumberland, England
this entity surface form: Alnwick
Alnwick Castle grounds location Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Alnwick Castle grounds near Alnwick, Northumberland, England
this entity surface form: Alnwick town centre
siege of Alnwick (1093) place Alnwick, Northumberland, England
this entity surface form: Alnwick