559:
Garden City Villas. These occupied much of the fields in the Hirst area. New estates were built in different areas. The biggest building programme was in the late 1960s and saw
Ashington extend south from Seventh Avenue opposite the Technical College towards North Seaton and south eastwards towards the A189. Some of the houses at the north end of Alexandra Road were private homes. During this building programme several new schools were built, for example Coulson Park, Seaton Hirst Middle. Community shops and a social club (the Northern) were built off Fairfield Drive. The late 1970s and early 1980s saw construction of Nursery Park opposite the North Seaton Hotel. The late 1980s and 1990s saw the building of the Wansbeck Estate between the River Wansbeck and Green Lane as well as the large Fallowfield Estate.
949:
1379:
487:
52:
68:
1231:
654:
palms will grow, but need winter protection. Although
Phormiums (New Zealand flax) grow in displays in Newbiggin, salt-laden winds may afford them some protection. The most exposed part of the town is to the east. High trees in Hirst Park give considerable shelter. The west part is much more sheltered, especially the wooded valley of the River Wansbeck. Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The
474:, which closed in January 2005. In 2006 plans for an opencast mine on the outskirts of the town were put forward, although many people objected to it. During the heyday of coal-mining, Ashington was considered to be the "world's largest coal-mining village". There is now a debate about whether Ashington should be referred to as a town or a village; if considered as a village it would be one of the
75:
1448:. The play premiered at the Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne, in 2007 and subsequently was produced at the Royal National Theatre, London in 2008 and 2009. A German translation by Michael Raab premiered at the Volkstheater in Vienna, Austria, in April 2009. In 2011 Oscar/BAFTA award-winning Film Director Jon Blair made a film for ITV1's
624:
The town is roughly square in shape, lying north to south. The town centre is in the north of the town. South of this are residential areas. Farmland is on both east and west flanks. The south part is residential bordered by the River
Wansbeck to the south. To the east of the town is the coastal town
585:
The railway was used until recently by the Alcan
Aluminium plant, to transport coal to its adjacent power station in the nearby town of Lynemouth. The plant closed in late 2015. The line was put in use again from mid-2017 to transport materials to Lynemouth, for the conversion of the coal-fired power
1414:
In 1934 some of the
Ashington miners enrolled in painting classes as an alternative pastime and then began to produce paintings to sell at local markets to supplement their poor wages. They achieved unexpected success and approval from the art community and were given prestigious gallery exhibitions
653:
The climate is cool temperate. Summers are drier than on the west coast of
Britain, but cooler than southerly areas. Winters are cold at times, sometimes with snow. The soil is of a dark brown colour, free draining and gritty. It is very good for growing vegetables. Tender perennials are rare; some
1402:
The former site of
Ashington Colliery became part of a regeneration project and saw the development of Wansbeck Business Park. This park now houses a number of companies with local, national and international profiles. These include Polar Krush NICC Ltd, Thermacore Ltd and Sugarfayre Ltd. The park
1148:
The People's Park near the leisure centre off
Institute Road is a large green field suitable for recreation. Hirst Park is located off Hawthorn Road; locally, it has traditionally been known as The Flower Park, due to its summer floral displays. It has bowling greens, basketball and tennis courts,
558:
Terrace, and
Chestnut Street. The east-west running streets were numbered avenues, starting with First Avenue near the town centre, finishing at Seventh Avenue towards the southern end. After the 1920s houses in Ashington were built by the council and were most often semi-detached houses, such as
1689:
1156:
is the Queen
Elizabeth II Park. This is surrounded by pine wood, including the Ashington Community Woods, connecting the park to Ashington, and has a large lake with a narrow-gauge railway connecting the main car park to the Woodhorn Museum. Walks from here head out towards
257:
546:
Traditionally, the area to the east of the railway was called Hirst and that to the west was Ashington proper. Although collectively called Ashington, both halves had their own park: Hirst Park (opened in 1915) in the east and the People's Park in the west.
1693:
644:
To the north of the town is Queen Elizabeth II Country Park which contains a lake surrounded by pine woodland plantation. The original Ashington Colliery was on the north west of the town and the smaller Woodhorn Pit was on the north east.
1097:
pit. It is mainly a museum of the town's mining history with pictures and models. There are also various arts exhibits in the museum, including a permanent exhibition of the Pitmen Painters' paintings, and information on local history.
1132:
is a multi-use community facility with training facilities, office space, a cafe, community hall, gym and dance studio. The Centre also has an external all-weather, floodlight synthetic football pitch with additional grass pitches.
571:, Ashington railway station was closed. The site of the station was developed in the late 1960s into Wansbeck Square, housing a supermarket, council offices and a public library, built partly over the railway line.
1386:
Until 1988 the majority of the town's male population were employed in the mining industry. The closure of the pits led to large scale unemployment. However limited coal mining was carried out until recently at
1419:". In the 1970s the group's work was "rediscovered" and popularised as "workers' art" and given international exhibitions. On 26 October 2006 a new £16m museum housing the work was opened in Ashington by
1370:
as of 2014, these seats are held by Labour Party candidates. Ashington Town Council is made up of six wards each electing three councillors, as of 2014 seventeen of these are held by the Labour Party.
497:
As coal mining expanded, more people left the countryside and settled in Ashington. This led the Ashington Coal Company to build parallel rows of colliery houses. Some newcomers came from as far as
458:
The first evidence of mining is from bell-shaped pits and monastic mine workings discovered in the 20th Century during tunnelling. Ashington developed from a small hamlet in the 1840s when the
1164:
Ashington enjoys a good location within Northumberland allowing good access to the countryside. The town is situated near the coast, enabling short journey times to beaches such as
1456:
giving an insight into the lives and work of the Ashington Group including rare film footage of the group in their Hut including interviews with Oliver Kilbourn and Harry Wilson.
1064:, which provides scheduled domestic flights, flights covering many major cities in Europe, long haul international flights and holiday charter flights. There is a port in nearby
2538:
578:
Pit closed and its chimney was demolished. In the late 1980s this became a museum. In 1988 Ashington Pit was closed and is now occupied by a business park. In the early 2000s
1106:
Ashington has several sports facilities and numerous sports clubs. A new leisure centre was erected on the former Asda site in the town centre, it opened in December 2015.
543:
In 1913 the original Ashington Hospital was built. It was about 1/4 mile from the town centre. The hospital was expanded in the 1950s and 60s with large new wings.
1158:
2521:
297:
617:, which sometimes causes farmland to be flooded. The south east part of the town is slightly raised giving views to the north. From certain parts of town the
1847:
1396:
1141:
Riverside Park provides a peaceful riverside setting in which to relax or take walks. The park runs along the Wansbeck River. There are public footpaths and
2169:
609:
period when ancient tropical swamp forests were buried and formed the coal seams that have given this area its significance. The local geology is of yellow
118:
659:
2532:
1020:
buses linking to the rest of Northumberland and to Newcastle. Arriva provides frequent services to Pegswood, Morpeth, Blyth, Bedlington and Newcastle.
2327:
1352:
305:
281:
1254:
634:
1149:
play areas and is sheltered by tall trees. To the north of the park is a large sports field, where historically, the town hosted fun fairs.
550:
The colliery-built houses followed a grid plan. The streets in the Hirst End running north to south were named after British trees, such as
426:
The name Ashington comes from the earlier form Essendene, which has been referenced since 1170. This may have originated from a given name
1277:
1192:
used in Ashington was phased out in September 2015, with Bothal Middle School and Hirst Park Middle School closing. First schools became
1902:
1785:
582:
flats in various parts of Hirst were demolished and parts of the Moorhouse and Woodbridge estate opposite Woodhorn Pit were demolished.
2548:
537:
470:. As in many other parts of Britain, "deep pit" coal mining in the area declined during the 1980s and 1990s leaving just one colliery,
341:
2604:
2543:
17:
450:
dene - these trees would have lined it. In the 1700s all that existed of Ashington was a small farm with a few dwellings around it.
2499:
2374:
992:
on the East Coast Main Line, about 3 miles from Ashington town centre. However, Pegswood is served by only three trains per day.
243:
67:
1052:
which goes north to Scotland and Edinburgh or south to the A1(M) near Newcastle on towards Durham and Yorkshire and the South.
1001:
274:
1249:
in Ashington is located at the north east of the town near Woodhorn. Major treatments are provided at hospitals in Newcastle.
2292:
2235:
1565:
1360:
1573:
1356:
1865:
1533:
1526:
269:
1929:
1954:
1128:
In recent years a new community facility has been created from the former Miners Welfare centre on Alexandra Road. The
948:
2573:
2563:
2558:
2311:
2273:
2254:
2599:
2526:
1585:
1541:
1406:
Ashington's close proximity to Newcastle upon Tyne makes it an ideal commuter town for people working in the city.
1378:
1324:
1129:
637:
which once had its own pit. North of the town about 2 miles is the village of Linton and north east of the town is
333:
323:
1093:
is based in the Leisure Centre on Lintonville Terrace at the northern fringes of the town. The local museum is at
655:
2173:
1593:
1061:
231:
197:
2568:
2384:
1601:
1597:
1500:
1415:
during the 1930s and 1940s under the name "The Pitmen Painters", although the group had called themselves the "
161:
1367:
151:
111:
605:, which is a largely urban area adjacent to Newcastle. Most of the area is of flat ground formed during the
2367:
1328:
286:
2094:
1435:
1316:
475:
103:
31:
2553:
1340:
1246:
1234:
1169:
982:
525:
439:
328:
2000:
1903:"'Fantastic' Northumberland Line rail plans on track for 2023 opening after key government approval"
1651:
1589:
1557:
1471:
1114:
989:
211:
1312:
on 97.1 FM, and Koast Radio, a community based station which broadcast from the town on 106.6 FM.
486:
2466:
2360:
1975:
1624:
1049:
993:
2516:
1628:
1488:
1207:
579:
517:
463:
2446:
2223:
1620:
1439:
1204:. Schools were first built by the Ashington coal company, but many have since been replaced.
1109:
Hirst Park provides two good quality bowling greens as well as tennis and basketball courts.
1033:
970:
502:
2471:
2151:
2122:
1420:
1242:
1145:
from here towards the quaint village of Bothal with its photogenic castle above the river.
626:
521:
509:
143:
51:
8:
2346:
1734:
1293:
962:
529:
490:
390:
1382:
Light industry has replaced mining as one of the town's principal sectors of employment.
2594:
2441:
2321:
1605:
1434:, recording the development of the Ashington Group, 1934 to 1984, has been made into a
1388:
1355:
constituency, which was created following a boundary review and first contested in the
1297:
551:
471:
438:. If so he came to the Wansbeck and would have settled in this deep wooded valley near
385:, England, with a population of 27,864 at the 2011 Census. It was once a centre of the
262:
187:
179:
2352:
1825:
1230:
2307:
2288:
2269:
2250:
2231:
1907:
1513:
1348:
1305:
1286:
1271:
1211:
1197:
1017:
1161:
and eastwards towards the seaside town of Newbiggin following the old railway line.
1301:
1201:
1110:
459:
435:
398:
236:
1592:, the youngest in the league's history, was born in the town. Property developer
1416:
663:
589:
In October 2008, plans to opencast 2m tonnes of coal in Ashington were approved.
2046:
985:. Passenger services are currently scheduled to begin operation in summer 2024.
536:. By 1896, the town had grown sufficiently to warrant the creation of Ashington
2404:
2390:
2201:
1635:
1612:
1553:
1537:
1431:
1193:
1118:
1090:
1032:(colloquially known as the Spine Road) to the east of Ashington runs south via
974:
602:
528:, to the north west of the town, which opened in 1847 and had services to both
394:
382:
169:
88:
1760:
613:. The land to the north west of the town is slightly undulating due to mining
2588:
1581:
1569:
1549:
1545:
1477:
1366:
Ashington elects six County Councillors (One with part of West Newbiggin) to
1320:
1185:
1065:
863:
618:
606:
568:
356:
343:
2072:
1616:
1577:
1444:
1181:
1165:
1016:
At the east end of the main shopping street is the bus station, with local
378:
127:
1671:
2456:
2451:
2123:"Pitmen Painters get royal seal of approval - and a gallery of their own"
1600:, was born in North Seaton village on the outskirts of the town in 1933.
1309:
1258:
1189:
1073:
997:
386:
633:, also on the River Wansbeck. South of the town is the small village of
2436:
2047:"Full Freeview on the Pontop Pike (County Durham, England) transmitter"
1561:
1507:
1487:
The mining workers of Ashington gave a 'Hooky mat' to their friends in
1466:
1344:
966:
614:
2304:
Cissie - Football's most famous mother Cissie Charlton tells her story
30:
This article is about the town in Northumberland. For other uses, see
2476:
1880:
1532:
Ashington has produced a number of professional footballers, notably
1142:
1029:
1005:
978:
638:
610:
533:
513:
221:
965:, which will reinstate passenger railway services from Ashington to
593:'s plans which were first submitted in 2005, would create 60+ jobs.
2486:
1639:
1459:
Ashington has appeared in various films and TV programmes, such as
1392:
1153:
1094:
1069:
1037:
575:
498:
467:
447:
406:
2481:
2421:
1461:
1281:. These papers cover Tyneside and south east Northumberland. The
1250:
1215:
1122:
1045:
590:
410:
402:
203:
2341:
2025:
1848:"Ashington, England Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)"
1403:
includes a variety of wildlife with a large pond at its centre.
2491:
2461:
630:
431:
996:
is the nearest station with a regular service, with trains to
961:
Construction is currently underway on the construction of the
2426:
2073:"Chatton (Northumberland, England) Full Freeview transmitter"
1121:
is played at a ground on the north west edge of the town and
1041:
555:
442:. The "de" in the early orthographies more strongly suggests
56:
Jackie Milburn statue, Station Road, Ashington (October 2005)
1125:
is played off Kenilworth Road not far from the town centre.
443:
2195:
2193:
2191:
508:
Ashington railway station opened in 1878, and services to
1786:"Hirst Park in Northumberland gets multi-million funding"
1219:
988:
In the meantime, the nearest mainline railway station is
2228:
The Pit Village and the Store: Portrait of a Mining Past
1363:
constituency was also held by Lavery from 2010 to 2024.
2382:
2188:
1481:
on BBC2 and the Alcan chimneys were seen in the movie,
2202:"Ashington tourist information - Visit Northumberland"
1713:
1711:
1048:. The A196 and A197 runs west towards Morpeth and the
621:
are visible about 30 miles (48 km) to the north.
2095:"Blyth and Ashington - General election results 2024"
1315:
Local news and television programmes are provided by
389:
industry. The town is 15 miles (24 km) north of
1930:"Historic Northumberland Line to reopen next summer"
1210:(formerly, Ashington Technical College) is the main
393:, west of the A189 and bordered to the south by the
1708:
1323:. Television signals are received from either the
1222:, vocational courses and various evening classes.
2152:"Ashington History | Ashington Town Council"
1491:, where it is now displayed in the village hall.
1117:to make way for the new Asda superstore in 2008.
409:. This varies from the regional dialect known as
2586:
1510:, President of the National Union of Mineworkers
2266:Hirst - Recollections of an Ashington Community
2222:
1136:
562:
462:built housing to encourage people escaping the
2302:Charlton, Cissie, with Vince Gledhill (1988).
1255:Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital
2368:
1814:Hirst-Recollections of an Ashington Community
1036:and North Tyneside to Newcastle, and via the
493:houses the offices of Ashington Town Council.
2326:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
1808:
1806:
1619:are from the town, as are fellow cricketers
1172:. Northumberland National Park is close by.
1113:now play at Woodhorn Lane having moved from
1858:
2375:
2361:
2120:
1373:
1044:. The A1068 runs north along the coast to
520:. The nearest station to Ashington on the
27:Town and parish in Northumberland, England
1803:
1520:
2500:List of civil parishes in Northumberland
2301:
2282:
1596:, former Chairman and Life President of
1377:
1229:
1084:
947:
629:and to the west is the small village of
485:
2247:The Biggest Mining Village in the World
2146:
2144:
1900:
1720:The Biggest Mining Village in the World
1028:Ashington is well served by roads. The
586:station to produce power from biomass.
14:
2587:
2263:
2244:
2121:Wainwright, Martin (27 October 2006).
1955:"We've Done It! – Northumberland Line"
1717:
1245:(GP) surgeries in Ashington. The main
1040:Tyne Tunnel to South Tyneside and the
397:. Many inhabitants have a distinctive
2356:
1351:, with Ashington forming part of the
481:
2141:
1672:"Home | Ashington Town Council"
1494:
1454:Robson Green and The Pitmen Painters
1079:
2199:
1527:Category:Footballers from Ashington
1409:
648:
24:
2216:
1826:"Mining village pit plan approved"
1395:coal extraction is carried out at
25:
2616:
2335:
1758:
1732:
1214:provider in the town, and offers
1196:while Ashington High School (now
1068:with daily passenger services to
74:
2605:Civil parishes in Northumberland
1901:Holland, Daniel (28 June 2022).
73:
66:
50:
2162:
2156:www.ashingtontowncouncil.gov.uk
2114:
2087:
2065:
2039:
2018:
1993:
1968:
1947:
1922:
1894:
1873:
1828:. BBC Tyne News. 7 October 2008
1676:www.ashingtontowncouncil.gov.uk
673:Climate data for Ashington, UK
466:to come and work at his nearby
1840:
1818:
1778:
1752:
1726:
1682:
1664:
1598:Newcastle United Football Club
1501:Category:People from Ashington
1269:The local newspapers are: the
1264:
1055:
453:
13:
1:
2005:Northumberland County Council
1657:
1368:Northumberland County Council
1253:services are provided at the
1225:
662:" (Marine West Coast Climate/
658:subtype for this climate is "
656:Köppen Climate Classification
2522:Parliamentary constituencies
1627:. The first-class cricketer
1175:
1137:Parks walks and green spaces
943:
596:
563:Decline of the Coal Industry
7:
2349:(Accessed: 5 November 2008)
2342:Ashington Community website
2206:www.visitnorthumberland.com
1645:
1334:
792:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
722:Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
601:Ashington is in south east
476:largest villages in England
421:
112:OS grid reference
39:Human settlement in England
10:
2621:
2347:Northumberland Communities
1870:Retrieved on 11 July 2013.
1524:
1498:
1317:BBC North East and Cumbria
935:
672:
416:
32:Ashington (disambiguation)
29:
2509:
2412:
2398:
2200:Tourism, Northumberland.
1608:, was born in Ashington.
1588:. Premier League referee
1525:For a complete list, see
1499:For a complete list, see
1292:Local radio stations are
1247:Wansbeck General Hospital
1235:Wansbeck General Hospital
1101:
952:the railways at Ashington
861:
791:
721:
716:
713:
710:
707:
704:
701:
698:
695:
692:
689:
686:
683:
680:
677:
434:invaders who sailed from
314:
296:
292:
280:
268:
256:
252:
242:
230:
220:
210:
196:
178:
160:
142:
126:
110:
98:
61:
49:
44:
18:Ashington, Northumberland
2549:Grade 1 listed buildings
2283:Williams, David (2007).
2001:"Hirst Park - Ashington"
1652:List of towns in England
1638:, who has played on the
1604:, current head coach of
1472:Our Friends in the North
567:In 1964, as part of the
2600:Towns in Northumberland
2285:We never had it so good
1631:was born in Ashington.
1374:Industry and employment
1180:The previous system of
1060:The nearest airport is
1023:
956:
464:Great Famine of Ireland
2224:McCullough Thew, Linda
2170:"Ashington - Heritage"
1980:Museums Northumberland
1690:"Town population 2011"
1521:Sporting personalities
1516:, author and architect
1489:Ashington, West Sussex
1452:Arts series, entitled
1383:
1339:As of 2024, the local
1238:
1208:Northumberland College
1011:
953:
518:Blyth and Tyne Railway
494:
232:Postcode district
162:Ceremonial county
144:Unitary authority
2264:Kirkup, Mike (2003).
2245:Kirkup, Mike (1993).
1881:"Northumberland Line"
1718:Kirkup, Mike (1993).
1642:, is from Ashington.
1381:
1357:2024 general election
1233:
1085:Museums and libraries
951:
516:were operated by the
501:to make use of their
489:
2472:Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
1868:. Weatherbase. 2013.
1611:Cricketing brothers
1341:Member of Parliament
1243:General Practitioner
1130:Hirst Welfare Centre
936:Source: Weatherbase
522:East Coast Main Line
430:, not unknown among
212:Sovereign state
2415:(cities in italics)
2399:Unitary authorities
2226:(31 October 1985).
1428:The Pitmen Painters
1397:Butterwell Opencast
1353:Blyth and Ashington
1294:BBC Radio Newcastle
1089:A reasonable-sized
963:Northumberland Line
491:Ashington Town Hall
391:Newcastle upon Tyne
353: /
306:Blyth and Ashington
2442:Berwick-upon-Tweed
2306:. Bridge Studios.
1976:"About the Museum"
1812:Kirkup Mike, 2003
1606:Portland Thorns FC
1421:The Princess Royal
1389:Ellington Colliery
1384:
1298:Capital North East
1239:
954:
495:
482:Growth of the town
298:UK Parliament
244:Dialling code
2582:
2581:
2413:Major settlements
2385:Ceremonial county
2294:978-1-903506-28-8
2237:978-0-7453-0069-6
1866:"Weatherbase.com"
1495:Notable residents
1442:, well known for
1331:TV transmitters.
1306:Smooth North East
1272:Evening Chronicle
1212:further education
1198:Ashington Academy
1080:Town's facilities
1062:Newcastle Airport
1018:Arriva North East
940:
939:
372:
371:
16:(Redirected from
2612:
2564:Lord Lieutenants
2393:
2387:
2377:
2370:
2363:
2354:
2353:
2331:
2325:
2317:
2298:
2279:
2260:
2241:
2210:
2209:
2197:
2186:
2185:
2183:
2181:
2172:. Archived from
2166:
2160:
2159:
2148:
2139:
2138:
2136:
2134:
2118:
2112:
2110:
2108:
2106:
2091:
2085:
2084:
2082:
2080:
2069:
2063:
2062:
2060:
2058:
2043:
2037:
2036:
2034:
2032:
2022:
2016:
2015:
2013:
2011:
1997:
1991:
1990:
1988:
1986:
1972:
1966:
1965:
1963:
1961:
1951:
1945:
1944:
1942:
1940:
1926:
1920:
1919:
1917:
1915:
1898:
1892:
1891:
1889:
1887:
1877:
1871:
1869:
1862:
1856:
1855:
1844:
1838:
1837:
1835:
1833:
1822:
1816:
1810:
1801:
1800:
1798:
1796:
1782:
1776:
1775:
1773:
1771:
1765:Disused Stations
1756:
1750:
1749:
1747:
1745:
1739:Disused Stations
1730:
1724:
1723:
1715:
1706:
1705:
1703:
1701:
1692:. Archived from
1686:
1680:
1679:
1668:
1410:Arts and culture
1302:Heart North East
1283:News Post Leader
1202:secondary school
1200:) became a full
1111:Ashington A.F.C.
670:
669:
649:Climate and soil
460:Duke of Portland
436:Northern Germany
368:
367:
365:
364:
363:
358:
357:55.181°N 1.568°W
354:
351:
350:
349:
346:
320:
206:
122:
121:
87:Location within
77:
76:
70:
54:
42:
41:
21:
2620:
2619:
2615:
2614:
2613:
2611:
2610:
2609:
2585:
2584:
2583:
2578:
2505:
2494:
2414:
2408:
2394:
2389:
2383:
2381:
2338:
2319:
2318:
2314:
2295:
2276:
2257:
2238:
2230:. Pluto Press.
2219:
2217:Further reading
2214:
2213:
2198:
2189:
2179:
2177:
2176:on 27 June 2007
2168:
2167:
2163:
2150:
2149:
2142:
2132:
2130:
2119:
2115:
2104:
2102:
2093:
2092:
2088:
2078:
2076:
2071:
2070:
2066:
2056:
2054:
2045:
2044:
2040:
2030:
2028:
2024:
2023:
2019:
2009:
2007:
1999:
1998:
1994:
1984:
1982:
1974:
1973:
1969:
1959:
1957:
1953:
1952:
1948:
1938:
1936:
1928:
1927:
1923:
1913:
1911:
1899:
1895:
1885:
1883:
1879:
1878:
1874:
1864:
1863:
1859:
1846:
1845:
1841:
1831:
1829:
1824:
1823:
1819:
1811:
1804:
1794:
1792:
1784:
1783:
1779:
1769:
1767:
1757:
1753:
1743:
1741:
1731:
1727:
1716:
1709:
1699:
1697:
1696:on 26 June 2015
1688:
1687:
1683:
1670:
1669:
1665:
1660:
1648:
1530:
1523:
1504:
1497:
1417:Ashington Group
1412:
1376:
1359:. The previous
1337:
1267:
1241:There are many
1228:
1194:primary schools
1178:
1139:
1104:
1087:
1082:
1058:
1026:
1014:
994:Morpeth station
959:
946:
941:
930:
925:
920:
915:
910:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
875:
870:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
801:
796:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
664:Oceanic climate
651:
599:
565:
484:
456:
424:
419:
361:
359:
355:
352:
347:
344:
342:
340:
339:
338:
318:
310:
202:
192:
174:
156:
138:
117:
116:
94:
93:
92:
91:
85:
84:
83:
82:
78:
57:
40:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
2618:
2608:
2607:
2602:
2597:
2580:
2579:
2577:
2576:
2571:
2566:
2561:
2556:
2551:
2546:
2544:Country Houses
2541:
2536:
2530:
2524:
2519:
2513:
2511:
2507:
2506:
2504:
2503:
2489:
2484:
2479:
2474:
2469:
2464:
2459:
2454:
2449:
2444:
2439:
2434:
2429:
2424:
2418:
2416:
2410:
2409:
2405:Northumberland
2402:
2400:
2396:
2395:
2391:Northumberland
2380:
2379:
2372:
2365:
2357:
2351:
2350:
2344:
2337:
2336:External links
2334:
2333:
2332:
2312:
2299:
2293:
2280:
2274:
2261:
2255:
2242:
2236:
2218:
2215:
2212:
2211:
2187:
2161:
2140:
2113:
2086:
2064:
2038:
2017:
1992:
1967:
1946:
1921:
1893:
1872:
1857:
1839:
1817:
1802:
1777:
1751:
1725:
1707:
1681:
1662:
1661:
1659:
1656:
1655:
1654:
1647:
1644:
1636:Kenneth Ferrie
1613:Steve Harmison
1590:Michael Oliver
1566:David Thompson
1554:Bobby Charlton
1538:Jackie Milburn
1522:
1519:
1518:
1517:
1514:William Timlin
1511:
1496:
1493:
1432:William Feaver
1411:
1408:
1375:
1372:
1336:
1333:
1285:covers mostly
1266:
1263:
1227:
1224:
1177:
1174:
1138:
1135:
1103:
1100:
1091:public library
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1057:
1054:
1025:
1022:
1013:
1010:
975:Seaton Delaval
958:
955:
945:
942:
938:
937:
933:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
882:
877:
872:
867:
859:
858:
853:
848:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
818:
813:
808:
803:
798:
793:
789:
788:
783:
778:
773:
768:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
733:
728:
723:
719:
718:
715:
712:
709:
706:
703:
700:
697:
694:
691:
688:
685:
682:
679:
675:
674:
668:
650:
647:
603:Northumberland
598:
595:
564:
561:
538:Urban District
483:
480:
455:
452:
423:
420:
418:
415:
395:River Wansbeck
383:Northumberland
377:is a town and
370:
369:
362:55.181; -1.568
337:
336:
334:Northumberland
331:
326:
321:
319:List of places
315:
312:
311:
309:
308:
302:
300:
294:
293:
290:
289:
284:
278:
277:
275:Northumberland
272:
266:
265:
260:
254:
253:
250:
249:
246:
240:
239:
234:
228:
227:
224:
218:
217:
216:United Kingdom
214:
208:
207:
200:
194:
193:
191:
190:
184:
182:
176:
175:
173:
172:
170:Northumberland
166:
164:
158:
157:
155:
154:
152:Northumberland
148:
146:
140:
139:
137:
136:
132:
130:
124:
123:
114:
108:
107:
100:
96:
95:
89:Northumberland
86:
80:
79:
72:
71:
65:
64:
63:
62:
59:
58:
55:
47:
46:
38:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2617:
2606:
2603:
2601:
2598:
2596:
2593:
2592:
2590:
2575:
2572:
2570:
2569:High Sheriffs
2567:
2565:
2562:
2560:
2557:
2555:
2552:
2550:
2547:
2545:
2542:
2540:
2537:
2534:
2533:by Population
2531:
2528:
2525:
2523:
2520:
2518:
2515:
2514:
2512:
2508:
2502:
2501:
2497:
2493:
2490:
2488:
2485:
2483:
2480:
2478:
2475:
2473:
2470:
2468:
2465:
2463:
2460:
2458:
2455:
2453:
2450:
2448:
2445:
2443:
2440:
2438:
2435:
2433:
2430:
2428:
2425:
2423:
2420:
2419:
2417:
2411:
2407:
2406:
2401:
2397:
2392:
2386:
2378:
2373:
2371:
2366:
2364:
2359:
2358:
2355:
2348:
2345:
2343:
2340:
2339:
2329:
2323:
2315:
2313:0-9512630-4-8
2309:
2305:
2300:
2296:
2290:
2286:
2281:
2277:
2275:1-902527-49-6
2271:
2267:
2262:
2258:
2256:0-946098-30-1
2252:
2248:
2243:
2239:
2233:
2229:
2225:
2221:
2220:
2207:
2203:
2196:
2194:
2192:
2175:
2171:
2165:
2157:
2153:
2147:
2145:
2128:
2124:
2117:
2101:. 5 July 2024
2100:
2096:
2090:
2074:
2068:
2052:
2048:
2042:
2027:
2026:"Koast Radio"
2021:
2006:
2002:
1996:
1981:
1977:
1971:
1956:
1950:
1935:
1931:
1925:
1910:
1909:
1908:ChronicleLive
1904:
1897:
1882:
1876:
1867:
1861:
1853:
1849:
1843:
1827:
1821:
1815:
1809:
1807:
1791:
1787:
1781:
1766:
1762:
1759:Young, Alan.
1755:
1740:
1736:
1733:Young, Alan.
1729:
1721:
1714:
1712:
1695:
1691:
1685:
1677:
1673:
1667:
1663:
1653:
1650:
1649:
1643:
1641:
1637:
1632:
1630:
1626:
1622:
1618:
1614:
1609:
1607:
1603:
1599:
1595:
1594:Sir John Hall
1591:
1587:
1583:
1582:Brian Carolin
1579:
1575:
1574:Martin Taylor
1571:
1570:Chris Adamson
1567:
1563:
1559:
1555:
1551:
1550:Jack Charlton
1547:
1546:Jimmy Adamson
1543:
1539:
1535:
1528:
1515:
1512:
1509:
1506:
1505:
1502:
1492:
1490:
1485:
1484:
1483:Billy Elliot.
1480:
1479:
1478:The Fast Show
1474:
1473:
1468:
1464:
1463:
1457:
1455:
1451:
1447:
1446:
1441:
1437:
1433:
1429:
1424:
1422:
1418:
1407:
1404:
1400:
1398:
1394:
1390:
1380:
1371:
1369:
1364:
1362:
1358:
1354:
1350:
1346:
1342:
1332:
1330:
1326:
1322:
1321:ITV Tyne Tees
1318:
1313:
1311:
1307:
1304:on 101.8 FM,
1303:
1300:on 105.3 FM,
1299:
1295:
1290:
1288:
1284:
1280:
1279:
1274:
1273:
1262:
1260:
1256:
1252:
1248:
1244:
1236:
1232:
1223:
1221:
1217:
1213:
1209:
1205:
1203:
1199:
1195:
1191:
1187:
1186:middle school
1183:
1173:
1171:
1167:
1162:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1146:
1144:
1134:
1131:
1126:
1124:
1120:
1116:
1115:Portland Park
1112:
1107:
1099:
1096:
1092:
1077:
1075:
1071:
1067:
1066:North Shields
1063:
1053:
1051:
1047:
1043:
1039:
1035:
1031:
1021:
1019:
1009:
1007:
1003:
1000:, Newcastle,
999:
995:
991:
986:
984:
980:
976:
972:
968:
964:
950:
934:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
873:
868:
865:
864:precipitation
860:
854:
849:
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
790:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
720:
676:
671:
667:
665:
661:
657:
646:
642:
640:
636:
632:
628:
622:
620:
619:Cheviot Hills
616:
612:
608:
607:Carboniferous
604:
594:
592:
587:
583:
581:
577:
572:
570:
560:
557:
553:
548:
544:
541:
539:
535:
531:
527:
523:
519:
515:
511:
506:
504:
500:
492:
488:
479:
477:
473:
469:
465:
461:
451:
449:
445:
441:
437:
433:
429:
414:
412:
408:
404:
400:
396:
392:
388:
384:
380:
376:
366:
335:
332:
330:
327:
325:
322:
317:
316:
313:
307:
304:
303:
301:
299:
295:
291:
288:
285:
283:
279:
276:
273:
271:
267:
264:
261:
259:
255:
251:
247:
245:
241:
238:
235:
233:
229:
225:
223:
219:
215:
213:
209:
205:
201:
199:
195:
189:
186:
185:
183:
181:
177:
171:
168:
167:
165:
163:
159:
153:
150:
149:
147:
145:
141:
134:
133:
131:
129:
125:
120:
115:
113:
109:
105:
102:27,764 (
101:
97:
90:
69:
60:
53:
48:
43:
37:
33:
19:
2498:
2495:
2431:
2403:
2303:
2284:
2265:
2246:
2227:
2205:
2178:. Retrieved
2174:the original
2164:
2155:
2131:. Retrieved
2127:The Guardian
2126:
2116:
2105:13 September
2103:. Retrieved
2098:
2089:
2077:. Retrieved
2067:
2055:. Retrieved
2053:. 1 May 2004
2050:
2041:
2029:. Retrieved
2020:
2008:. Retrieved
2004:
1995:
1983:. Retrieved
1979:
1970:
1958:. Retrieved
1949:
1937:. Retrieved
1933:
1924:
1912:. Retrieved
1906:
1896:
1884:. Retrieved
1875:
1860:
1851:
1842:
1830:. Retrieved
1820:
1813:
1793:. Retrieved
1789:
1780:
1768:. Retrieved
1764:
1754:
1742:. Retrieved
1738:
1728:
1719:
1698:. Retrieved
1694:the original
1684:
1675:
1666:
1633:
1617:Ben Harmison
1610:
1578:Peter Ramage
1534:Jack Milburn
1531:
1486:
1482:
1476:
1470:
1460:
1458:
1453:
1450:Perspectives
1449:
1445:Billy Elliot
1443:
1427:
1425:
1413:
1405:
1401:
1385:
1365:
1349:Labour Party
1338:
1314:
1308:on 97.5 FM,
1296:on 95.4 FM,
1291:
1282:
1276:
1270:
1268:
1240:
1206:
1182:first school
1179:
1166:Druridge Bay
1163:
1151:
1147:
1140:
1127:
1108:
1105:
1088:
1059:
1027:
1015:
987:
960:
866:mm (inches)
652:
643:
635:North Seaton
623:
600:
588:
584:
574:In 1981 the
573:
569:Beeching Axe
566:
549:
545:
542:
507:
496:
457:
427:
425:
379:civil parish
374:
373:
128:Civil parish
36:
2457:Haltwhistle
2452:Cramlington
2057:20 November
2031:20 November
1852:Weatherbase
1761:"Longhirst"
1735:"Ashington"
1625:Simon Smith
1602:Mike Norris
1586:Mark Cullen
1558:Cecil Irwin
1542:Mark Cullen
1325:Pontop Pike
1310:Metro Radio
1278:The Journal
1265:Local media
1259:Cramlington
1190:high school
1074:Netherlands
1056:Air and Sea
998:Cramlington
454:Coal mining
387:coal mining
360: /
263:Northumbria
104:2011 census
2589:Categories
2437:Bedlington
2075:. May 2004
2051:UK Free TV
1914:25 October
1886:25 October
1770:25 October
1744:25 October
1658:References
1629:Jack Clark
1562:Colin Ayre
1508:Ian Lavery
1467:Jimmy Nail
1436:stage play
1345:Ian Lavery
1257:in nearby
1226:Healthcare
1143:bridleways
967:Bedlington
615:subsidence
580:maisonette
503:tin-mining
468:collieries
345:55°10′52″N
287:North East
188:North East
99:Population
2595:Ashington
2496:See also:
2477:Ponteland
2432:Ashington
2322:cite book
2079:27 August
2010:23 August
1985:23 August
1832:7 October
1795:24 August
1621:Mark Wood
1475:in 1996,
1465:starring
1426:The book
1176:Education
1170:Cresswell
1006:Edinburgh
983:Newcastle
979:Shiremoor
944:Transport
639:Lynemouth
627:Newbiggin
611:sandstone
597:Geography
534:Edinburgh
530:Newcastle
526:Longhirst
514:Tynemouth
510:Newbiggin
472:Ellington
440:Sheepwash
405:known as
375:Ashington
348:1°34′05″W
282:Ambulance
226:ASHINGTON
222:Post town
135:Ashington
81:Ashington
45:Ashington
2487:Rothbury
2133:25 April
2129:. London
2099:BBC News
1960:10 April
1939:10 April
1646:See also
1640:PGA Tour
1440:Lee Hall
1393:opencast
1361:Wansbeck
1335:Politics
1287:Wansbeck
1216:A levels
1154:Woodhorn
1095:Woodhorn
1070:IJmuiden
990:Pegswood
862:Average
576:Woodhorn
552:Hawthorn
505:skills.
499:Cornwall
422:Toponymy
407:Pitmatic
2574:Schools
2559:Museums
2554:History
2482:Prudhoe
2467:Morpeth
2422:Alnwick
2180:29 June
1700:25 June
1634:Golfer
1462:Spender
1347:of the
1329:Chatton
1251:A&E
1123:cricket
1072:in the
1046:Alnwick
931:(27.2)
591:UK Coal
417:History
411:Geordie
403:dialect
329:England
204:England
198:Country
2527:Places
2510:Topics
2492:Wooler
2462:Hexham
2310:
2291:
2272:
2253:
2234:
1934:GOV.UK
1159:Linton
1102:Sports
1002:London
926:(2.3)
921:(2.6)
916:(2.5)
911:(2.3)
906:(3.1)
901:(3.1)
896:(1.8)
891:(2.1)
886:(1.7)
881:(1.6)
876:(1.7)
871:(2.4)
678:Month
631:Bothal
554:Road,
399:accent
258:Police
180:Region
119:NZ2787
2539:SSSIs
2447:Blyth
2427:Amble
1119:Rugby
1042:A1(M)
1034:Blyth
971:Blyth
857:(44)
852:(38)
847:(41)
842:(46)
837:(52)
832:(54)
827:(54)
822:(50)
817:(45)
812:(41)
807:(38)
802:(37)
797:(37)
787:(53)
782:(44)
777:(48)
772:(55)
767:(61)
762:(64)
757:(64)
752:(60)
747:(54)
742:(50)
737:(47)
732:(44)
727:(43)
717:Year
556:Beech
446:, so
432:Saxon
248:01670
2517:Flag
2328:link
2308:ISBN
2289:ISBN
2270:ISBN
2251:ISBN
2232:ISBN
2182:2009
2135:2010
2107:2024
2081:2023
2059:2023
2033:2023
2012:2023
1987:2023
1962:2023
1941:2023
1916:2022
1888:2022
1834:2008
1797:2023
1772:2022
1746:2022
1702:2015
1623:and
1615:and
1584:and
1391:and
1319:and
1220:NVQs
1188:and
1168:and
1030:A189
1024:Road
1004:and
981:and
957:Rail
714:Dec
711:Nov
708:Oct
705:Sep
702:Aug
699:Jul
696:Jun
693:May
690:Apr
687:Mar
684:Feb
681:Jan
532:and
524:was
512:and
444:dene
401:and
270:Fire
237:NE63
2388:of
1790:ITV
1438:by
1430:by
1343:is
1327:or
1152:At
1038:A19
1012:Bus
929:690
666:).
660:Cfb
625:of
448:ash
428:Æsc
381:in
2591::
2324:}}
2320:{{
2287:.
2268:.
2249:.
2204:.
2190:^
2154:.
2143:^
2125:.
2097:.
2049:.
2003:.
1978:.
1932:.
1905:.
1850:.
1805:^
1788:.
1763:.
1737:.
1710:^
1674:.
1580:,
1576:,
1572:,
1568:,
1564:,
1560:,
1556:,
1552:,
1548:,
1544:,
1540:,
1536:,
1469:,
1423:.
1399:.
1289:.
1275:,
1261:.
1218:,
1184:,
1076:.
1050:A1
1008:.
977:,
973:,
969:,
924:58
919:66
914:64
909:58
904:79
899:79
894:46
889:53
884:43
879:41
874:43
869:61
835:11
830:12
825:12
820:10
785:12
770:13
765:16
760:18
755:18
750:16
745:12
740:10
641:.
540:.
478:.
413:.
324:UK
2535:)
2529:(
2376:e
2369:t
2362:v
2330:)
2316:.
2297:.
2278:.
2259:.
2240:.
2208:.
2184:.
2158:.
2137:.
2111:.
2109:.
2083:.
2061:.
2035:.
2014:.
1989:.
1964:.
1943:.
1918:.
1890:.
1854:.
1836:.
1799:.
1774:.
1748:.
1722:.
1704:.
1678:.
1529:.
1503:.
1237:.
855:7
850:3
845:5
840:8
815:7
810:5
805:3
800:3
795:3
780:7
775:9
735:8
730:7
725:6
106:)
34:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
