Ashington
Ashington is a locality in Ashington, Northumberland, England and has about 27,700 residents. Ashington is situated nearby to the suburb Hirst, as well as near the village Stakeford.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Andrew’s Church and Northumberland College.
Northumberland College
College
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Northumberland College is a further education college based in Ashington, Northumberland, England. The present site opened in 1957, and became the County Technical College in 1961, transformed again in 1987, becoming the Northumberland College of Arts and Technology, and finally settled upon its current status in 1995.
Ashington railway station
Railway station
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Ashington is a railway station on the Northumberland Line, which runs between Newcastle and Ashington. The station serves the town of Ashington in Northumberland, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stakeford and Bomarsund.
Stakeford
Village
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Stakeford is a large village in south east Northumberland, England. Its about 17 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne. It lies south of the River Wansbeck from Ashington, the nearest town.
Bomarsund
Village
Bomarsund is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated to the north of Bedlington, and just south of Stakeford. The village grew around a coal pit opened in 1854 and was named after the August 1854 battle – part of the Crimean War – at the fortress of Bomarsund in Sund, Åland, now part of Finland.
Woodhorn
Village
Woodhorn is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Newbiggin by the Sea, in Northumberland, England, about 2 miles east of Ashington. In 1931 the parish had a population of 219. Woodhorn is situated 1½ miles northeast of Ashington.
Ashington
- Type: Locality with 27,700 residents
- Location: Ashington, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
“Ashington” goes by many names.
- Persian: “اشینگتون”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hirst Castle and Wansbeck General Hospital.
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