a small village of England, county of Northumberland, on the right bank of the Coquet, at a short distance from its mouth, and 14 miles N.N.E. of Morpeth. It stands amidst beautiful scenery, contains several good modern houses, and has a handsome parish church and places of worship for Presbyterians and Methodists. On an eminence close to the town are the magnificent ruins of Warkworth Castle, one of the strongholds of the Percys. Pop. (1851) 834.