Alnmouth

Alnmouth (/ˈæl(ə)nmaʊθ/) is a village on the coast of Northumberland, England. It is 4 miles (6 km) south east of the town of Alnwick. The population of Alnmouth in 2001 was 562. However at the 2011 census the population was less at 445.[1] Alnmouth is at the end of the River Aln (the mouth). The village had a port supporting a small fishing industry. Fishing and trade decreased at the end of the 19th century. Alnmouth is a now a tourist attraction. It is within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

References
  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
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