Combs &c. Families of Northumberland, England |
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Northumberland, the most northerly co. of England, bounded N. by the river Tweed, which separates it from Berwickshire, NW. by the Cheviot Hills, separating it from Roxburghshire, E. by the North Sea, S. by Durham, and W. by Cumberland; greatest length, N. to S., 70 miles; greatest breadth, E. to W., 53 miles; area, 1,290,312 ac.,…
Gazetteer of the British Isles. John Bartholomew. 1887
To learn more about medieval terms for land see the ENGLAND: Land from Medieval to Present Day.