It is worth remembering however that although Northumberland, like many administrative areas in England, has been shorn of its geographical regional centre, that centre – Newcastle upon Tyne – remains an essential element within the entity we know as Northumberland.
== Mediji ==Ker grofija nima večjih naseljenih središč, večina medijev prihaja iz sosednje grofije Tyne and Wear, vključno z radijskimi postajami in televizijskimi kanali (nekateri: BBC Look North, BBC Radio Newcastle, Tyne Tees Television and Metro Radio) ter večino dnevnih časopisov: The Journal in Evening Chronicle.