Lindisfarne

Lindisfarne Holy Island
Lindisfarne Castle
Lindisfarne Location within Northumberland
Population	180 (27 March 2011)[1]
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	Berwick-upon-Tweed
Ramsar Wetland
Designated	5 January 1976
Reference no.	70[2]
List of places UK England Northumberland 55°40′48″N 01°48′09″W / 55.68000°N 1.80250°W / 55.68000; -1.80250

Lindisfarne, also called Holy Island, is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which constitutes the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland.^[3] 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 635 AD 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.