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| | Alnwick -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) |
 | | Alnwick ((Click link for more info and facts about pronounced) pronounced) is a small (A (usually small) town where a public market is held at stated times) market town in north (The northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall)) Northumberland, in the north-east of (A division of the United Kingdom) England. |
 | | The history of Alnwick is the history of the castle and its lords, from the days of Gilbert Tyson, variously known as Tison, Tisson, and De Tesson, one of the (Someone who is victorious by force of arms) Conqueror's standardbearers, upon whom this northern estate was bestowed, until the present time. |
 | | Alnwick town lies adjacent to the (Click link for more info and facts about A1) A1, the main national north/south trunk road, providing easy access to Newcastle upon Tyne (30 miles south) and to the Scottish capital Edinburgh (80 miles north). |
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