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Bedlingtonshire is an area in north east England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
, consisting solely of the parish of Bedlington
Bedlington

Bedlington is a town in the Wansbeck district of Northumberland, to the north of the Tyne and Wear urban area. It lies north of Newcastle upon Tyne and northeast of the county town of Morpeth, Northumberland....
. It was an urban district
Urban district

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
 in the county of Northumberland
Northumberland

Northumberland is a Counties of England in the North East England of England. The non-metropolitan counties of England of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west, County Durham to the south and Tyne and Wear to the south east, as well as having a border with the Scottish Borders council area to the north, and nearly eighty miles of Nort...
 from 1894 to 1974, and now forms part of the Wansbeck
Wansbeck

Wansbeck is a non-metropolitan district in south-east Northumberland, England. Its main settlements are Ashington, Bedlington and Newbiggin-by-the-Sea....
 district.

It was traditionally
Historic counties of England

The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans and in most cases based on earlier Anglo-Saxons kingdoms and shires....
 considered to be an exclave
Exclave

An exclave is strip of land that belongs to a political entity but that is not connected to it by land . The strip of land is surrounded by other political entities....
 of Durham
County Durham

County Durham is a Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in North East England England. The county town is Durham.The largest settlement in the county is the town of Darlington....
 after anciently being purchased for the Bishopric of Lindisfarne between 900 and 915, but became part of the jurisdiction of Northumberland
Northumberland

Northumberland is a Counties of England in the North East England of England. The non-metropolitan counties of England of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west, County Durham to the south and Tyne and Wear to the south east, as well as having a border with the Scottish Borders council area to the north, and nearly eighty miles of Nort...
 in 1844 under the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844
Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844

The Counties Act 1844 , which came to effect in 20 October 1844, was an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which eliminated many outliers or exclaves of county in England and Wales for civil purposes....
.






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Bedlingtonshire is an area in north east England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
, consisting solely of the parish of Bedlington
Bedlington

Bedlington is a town in the Wansbeck district of Northumberland, to the north of the Tyne and Wear urban area. It lies north of Newcastle upon Tyne and northeast of the county town of Morpeth, Northumberland....
. It was an urban district
Urban district

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
 in the county of Northumberland
Northumberland

Northumberland is a Counties of England in the North East England of England. The non-metropolitan counties of England of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west, County Durham to the south and Tyne and Wear to the south east, as well as having a border with the Scottish Borders council area to the north, and nearly eighty miles of Nort...
 from 1894 to 1974, and now forms part of the Wansbeck
Wansbeck

Wansbeck is a non-metropolitan district in south-east Northumberland, England. Its main settlements are Ashington, Bedlington and Newbiggin-by-the-Sea....
 district.

It was traditionally
Historic counties of England

The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans and in most cases based on earlier Anglo-Saxons kingdoms and shires....
 considered to be an exclave
Exclave

An exclave is strip of land that belongs to a political entity but that is not connected to it by land . The strip of land is surrounded by other political entities....
 of Durham
County Durham

County Durham is a Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in North East England England. The county town is Durham.The largest settlement in the county is the town of Darlington....
 after anciently being purchased for the Bishopric of Lindisfarne between 900 and 915, but became part of the jurisdiction of Northumberland
Northumberland

Northumberland is a Counties of England in the North East England of England. The non-metropolitan counties of England of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west, County Durham to the south and Tyne and Wear to the south east, as well as having a border with the Scottish Borders council area to the north, and nearly eighty miles of Nort...
 in 1844 under the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844
Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844

The Counties Act 1844 , which came to effect in 20 October 1844, was an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which eliminated many outliers or exclaves of county in England and Wales for civil purposes....
.