Northumberland role in the Industrial Revolution from the 18th century on. Many coal mines operated in Northumberland until the widespread closures in the 1970s and 1980s. Collieries operated at Ashington, Bedlington, Blyth, Choppington, Netherton, Ellington and Pegswood. The region's coalfields fuelled industrial expansion in other areas of Britain, and the need to transport the coal from the collieries to the Tyne led to the development of the first railways. Shipbuilding and armaments manufacture were other important industries before the deindustrialisation of the 1980s. Northumberland remains largely rural, and is the least-densely populated county in England. In recent years the county has
Spotsylvania High School Spotsylvania High School Spotsylvania High School is a public high school in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. It serves the southern half of the county. The Knights are the least densely populated of the schools in the area. The Army JROTC program for the Knight Battalion which consist of cadets from both Massaponax High School and Spotsylvania High School attend courses here. The Knight Battalion as of 2008-2009 school year is an Honor Unit with Distinction. Spotsylvania County also hosts a CGS site. The Original Spotsylvania High School opened in 1940 and three schools hosted the name of Spotsylvania High School. As