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ID: 7009997
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7009997
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Otterburn (inhabited place)  Otterburn (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 55 13 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 55.2167  decimal degrees
Long: 002 10 00 W  degrees minutes   Long: -2.1667  decimal degrees

Note: Site of battle in 1338, where English, led by Sir Henry Percy, were defeated by the Scots under James Douglas; battle is celebrated in both traditional Scottish & English ballads.

Names:
Otterburn (preferred,C,V,English,U)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Europe (continent)  ....  Europe (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of United Kingdom (nation)  ........  United Kingdom (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of England (country)  ............  England (country) (P)
Hierarchy of Northumberland (county)  ................  Northumberland (county) (P)
Hierarchy of Otterburn (inhabited place)  ....................  Otterburn (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)  ............  was a noted medieval center
village (C)
battlefield (H)

Sources and Contributors:
Otterburn..........  [VP Preferred]
....................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 698
....................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
....................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 698
..................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -2604788
..................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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