Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey

The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Monkwearmouth–Jarrow, known simply as Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey, was a Benedictine double monastery in the Kingdom of Northumbria, .
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: Benedictine monastery
  • Also known as: “Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jarrow Hall and Jarrow Hall.

Museum
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is a in , , England which celebrates the life of Bede; a monk, author and scholar who lived in at the Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Wearmouth-Jarrow, a double monastery at and , England. is situated 930 feet northwest of Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey.

Building
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is a Grade II listed building in , Northeast England, and part of the larger site. It was built around 1785 by local businessman Simon Temple; he went bankrupt in 1812 after a series of poor investments. is situated 800 feet northwest of Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey.

Railway station
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is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the town of , in , England. It joined the network on 24 March 1984, following the opening of the fifth phase of the network, between and . is situated 2,500 feet southeast of Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jarrow and West Harton.

Town
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South Tyneside is a borough in in northeast England, with a population in 2021 of 148,000. It's a series of towns that have been industrial since the Middle Ages, and that historically lay in County Durham.

Suburb
is an area of the town of , in , England. It is primarily a residential area, with several schools and leisure facilities, including and Brinkburn Recreation Ground. is also situated in the area.

Suburb
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is an area in South Tyneside, part of South Shields, with a postcode of NE32 It is served by . The name originates from a farm which was located about 400 metres East, in what is now the Biddick Hall Estate.

Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey

Latitude
54.98006° or 54° 58′ 48″ north
Longitude
-1.47216° or 1° 28′ 20″ west
Open location code
9C6WXGJH+24
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1841046687
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historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q2101170
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير مونكيرموث جارو”
  • Belarusian: “Абацтва Манквермут-Джараў”
  • Chinese: “芒克微尔茅斯－贾罗修道院”
  • Chinese: “芒克微爾茅斯－賈羅修道院”
  • Chinese: “蒙克韋爾矛斯─雅羅修道院”
  • Chinese: “雙子修道院”
  • Chinese: “韋爾茅夫－雅羅小修道院”
  • Chinese: “韋爾茅斯-雅羅的修道院”
  • Chinese: “韋爾茅斯－雅羅的修道院”
  • Chinese: “韦尔茅斯-雅罗的修道院”
  • Croatian: “Monkwearmouthsko-jarrowska opatija”
  • Dutch: “Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey”
  • Dutch: “Wearmouth-Jarrow Abbey”
  • French: “abbaye de Wearmouth-Jarrow”
  • French: “Abbaye de Wearmouth-Jarrow”
  • German: “Kloster Monkwearmouth-Jarrow”
  • Indonesian: “Biara Monkwearmouth-Jarrow”
  • Italian: “abbazia di Monkwearmouth-Jarrow”
  • Italian: “Abbazia di Monkwearmouth-Jarrow”
  • Japanese: “ウェアマウスとジャロウの二重修道院”
  • Japanese: “モンクウィアマスとジャローの修道院”
  • Japanese: “モンクウェアマス＝ジャローの修道院”
  • Japanese: “モンクウェアマス＝ジャロー修道院”
  • Latvian: “Monkvīrmutas-Džarovas abatija”
  • Latvian: “Svētā Pētera baznīca”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey”
  • Norwegian: “Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Ecgferðes mynster æt Donemuþe”
  • Portuguese: “Abadia de Monkwearmouth-Jarrow”
  • Russian: “Аббатство Монкуирмут-Джарроу”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opatija Monkwearmouth-Jarrow”
  • Slovenian: “Opatija Monkwearmouth-Jarrow”
  • Spanish: “Abadía de Monkwearmouth-Jarrow”
  • Swedish: “Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey”
  • Turkish: “Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey”
  • Ukrainian: “абатство Монквірмут — Джарроу”
  • Ukrainian: “Абатство Монквірмут — Джарроу”

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Highlights include Saint Paul’s Church and Bede Play Park.

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