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| − | '''Alnwick''' (pronounced ''Annick'')is a historic town in [[Northumberland]], north-east [[England]]. Although it has Anglo-Saxon origins, it came to prominence in the middle ages as the main power base of the Percy family, Earls (later Dukes) of Northumberland; Alnwick Castle is still the family seat. Alnwick is a popular tourist centre, and boasts what is probably Britain's largest second-hand bookshop in its former railway terminus. It has been voted the best country town in Britain by readers of ''Country Life'' magazine. | + | '''Alnwick''' (pronounced ''Annick'') is a historic town in [[Northumberland]], north-east [[England]]. Although it has Anglo-Saxon origins, it came to prominence in the middle ages as the main power base of the Percy family, Earls (later Dukes) of Northumberland; Alnwick Castle is still the family seat. Alnwick is a popular tourist centre, and boasts what is probably Britain's largest second-hand bookshop in its former railway terminus. It has been voted the best country town in Britain by readers of ''Country Life'' magazine. |
[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]] | ||
Revision as of 18:59, May 5, 2008
Alnwick (pronounced Annick) is a historic town in Northumberland, north-east England. Although it has Anglo-Saxon origins, it came to prominence in the middle ages as the main power base of the Percy family, Earls (later Dukes) of Northumberland; Alnwick Castle is still the family seat. Alnwick is a popular tourist centre, and boasts what is probably Britain's largest second-hand bookshop in its former railway terminus. It has been voted the best country town in Britain by readers of Country Life magazine.