Ashington
Town and parish in Northumberland, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the town in Northumberland. For other uses, see Ashington (disambiguation).
Ashington is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, with a population of 27,864 at the 2011 Census.[2] It was once a centre of the coal mining industry. The town is 15 miles (24 km) north of Newcastle upon Tyne, west of the A189 and bordered to the south by the River Wansbeck. Many inhabitants have a distinctive accent and dialect known as Pitmatic. This varies from the regional dialect known as Geordie.
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Jackie Milburn statue, Station Road, Ashington (October 2005) | |
Location within Northumberland | |
Population | 27,764 (2011 census) |
OS grid reference | NZ2787 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ASHINGTON |
Postcode district | NE63 |
Dialling code | 01670 |
Police | Northumbria |
Fire | Northumberland |
Ambulance | North East |
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