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Lindisfarne

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Lindisfarne

Lindisfarne, also known as Holy Island, is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which constitutes the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic Christianity under Saints Aidan, Cuthbert, Eadfrith, and Eadberht of Lindisfarne. The island was originally home to a monastery, which was destroyed during the Viking invasions but re-established as a priory following the Norman Conquest of England. Other notable sites built on the island are St Mary the Virgin parish church (originally built in 635 CE and restored in 1860), Lindisfarne Castle, several lighthouses and other navigational markers, and a complex network of lime kilns. In the present day, the island is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and a hotspot for historical tourism and bird watching. As of February 2020, the island had three pubs, a hotel and a post office as well as a museum.

Infobox

Population
180 (27 March 2011)
Demonym
Lindisfarnian
OS grid reference
NU129420
Civil parish
Holy Island
Unitary authority
Northumberland
Region
North East
Country
England
Sovereign state
United Kingdom
Post town
BERWICK UPON TWEED
Postcode district
TD15
Dialling code
01289
Police
Northumbria
Fire
Northumberland
Ambulance
North East
UK Parliament
North Northumberland
Designated
5 January 1976
Reference no.
70

Tables

Coat of arms of Holy Island Parish Council · Arms
Notes Granted 10 June 1959 by Sir George Bellew (Garter) and Sir John Heaton-Armstrong (Clarenceux). Design negotiated with John Brooke-Little (Bluemantle). Crest A monk seated affrontée and habited in a saffron-coloured robe Proper behind the head a nimbus Or and holding in the hands an open book Gules garnished Gold. Escutcheon Barry wavy Argent and Azure a Pomeis ensigned with an ancient crown and charged throughout with a Celtic cross Or on a chief also Azure on a landscape a representation of the ruined priory of Lindisfarne Proper. Motto Ecce Ego Mitte Me (Here I Am, Send Me!)

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