Ashington (Northumberland)
 
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Ashington is a city in Northumberland in England and has a population of 27,900. Although the first documented mention of a settlement on this site under the name Essende comes from 1170, the city did not develop until the 1840s when William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland , began to settle workers who were supposed to work in his recently opened mine . No coal has been mined here since 1988.
Ashington is about 7 km east of Morpeth and about 23 km north of Newcastle upon Tyne .
sons and daughters of the town
- Sheila Armstrong (* 1942), soprano
- Bobby Charlton (born 1937), football player
- Jack Charlton (1935-2020), football player and coach
- Kenneth Ferrie (* 1978), professional golfer
- Jackie Milburn (1924–1988), football player and coach
- Billy Sanders (1934-2001), singer
- Martin Taylor (* 1979), football player
Web links
Commons : Ashington - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Coordinates: 55 ° 11 ′ N , 1 ° 34 ′ W