Morpeth ( English Morpeth ) - a city in England , UK . The administrative center of the ceremonial county of Northumberland . Located in Northeast England on the Wansbeck River, which flows into the North Sea .
| City | |
| Morpet | |
|---|---|
| English Morpeth | |
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| A country |  Great Britain |
| Region | Northeast england |
| County | Northumberland |
| History and Geography | |
| Timezone | |
| Population | |
| Population | 13 833 people ( 2001 ) |
| Official language | English |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +44 1670 |
| Postcode | NE61 |
The city is one kilometer from the A1 motorway , connecting London's capital of England and Edinburgh , the capital of Scotland . Northumberland County became the administrative center of the county in 1981. At the time of the 2001 census, there were 13,833 residents in the city.
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History
The morpet arose at the point of crossing the Vansbek River [1] . After the Norman Conquest, the city became the property of the de Merlay family, and in 1095 a castle of the Mott and Bailey type was rebuilt [1] . In 1138, Newminster Abbey was founded by the Lord of Morpet Ranulf de Merlay. [2] The city was badly damaged by a fire in 1215 [3] . In the thirteenth century, a stone bridge was built on the site of a ford across the Vansbek River [1] . The Morpet Fortress was built in the fourteenth century on the site of a pre-existing fortress. Only the main gate and part of the destroyed walls remained to our time [3] .
Until the nineteenth century, Morpet was one of the main livestock markets in the north of England [3] .
On September 6, the most powerful flood since 1963 hit the city. About a thousand houses were damaged [4] [5] .
Policy
The city of Morpet has two levels of local government .
The lower level is the city council, consists of fifteen members. Each of the four city districts elects from three to five deputies to the city council.
The Northumberland County Council, which is the highest level of government, Morpeth has three representatives, one each from three constituencies - Morpeth Kirkhill, Morpeth North and Morpeth Stobhil. All three are liberal democrats . [6] . The Northumberland County Council consists of 67 elected members, each representing its own constituency . They are elected every four years. The last election took place in May 2008. The county council meets at least once every three months. The party of the majority of this convocation is the party of liberal democrats [7]
Sport
In the first division of the Northern Football League [8] , the ninth level in the English football league system , the city is represented by the Morpeth Town AFC team [9] . She spends home games at Craik Park Stadium with stands for one hundred spectators [10]
Sports such as rugby [11] , cricket, tennis, golf [12] , field hockey [13] , and athletics are also represented in the city.
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Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Local history - Morpeth (Northumberland) , Keys To The Past, accessed April 18, 2008 (link not available) . Date of treatment January 3, 2010. Archived December 3, 2007.
- ↑ Cistercian Abbeys: NEWMINSTER . The Cistercians in Yorkshire . Sheffield University . Date of treatment November 10, 2009. Archived April 14, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Morpeth (St Mary) , Samuel Lewis (editor), A Topographical Dictionary of England , 1848, British history Online, accessed April 18, 2008
- ↑ BBC NEWS | UK | England | Morpeth a 'scene of devastation'
- ↑ BBC NEWS | UK | Morpeth residents flee floods
- ↑ Northumberland County Councillors (Unavailable link) . Northumberland County Council. Date of treatment November 10, 2009. Archived April 14, 2012.
- ↑ Committee Management (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment January 5, 2010. Archived February 10, 2010.
- ↑ fantasy football, free football tipping, view League Tables for ALL English Leagues (link not available)
- ↑ Morpeth Town FC Football website provided by non-league.org web ring
- ↑ Craik Park
- ↑ www.morpethrfc.co.uk - Home
- ↑ Morpeth Golf Club: Golf club and golf course in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland. www.morpethgolf.co.uk unopened (unavailable link) . Date of treatment January 5, 2010. Archived February 27, 2010.
- ↑ Morpeth Hockey Club (link not available) . Date of treatment January 5, 2010. Archived on September 5, 2005.