Bedlingtonshire

Bedlingtonshire

Bedlingtonshire is an area in England, consisting solely of the parish of Bedlington. It was an urban district in the county of Northumberland from 1894 to 1974, and now forms part of the Wansbeck district.

It was traditionally considered to be an exclave of Durham after anciently being purchased for the Bishopric of Lindisfarne between 900 and 915, but became part of the jurisdiction of Northumberland in 1844 under the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844.


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