Hebburn
| Hebburn | |||
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 58 ′ N , 1 ° 31 ′ W | ||
| OS National Grid | NZ318645 | ||
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| Residents | 18,808 (as of 2001) | ||
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| Post town | HEBBURN | ||
| ZIP code section | NE31 | ||
| prefix | 0191 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | North East England | ||
| Metropolitan county | Tyne and Wear | ||
| Metropolitan Borough | South Tyneside | ||
| British Parliament | Jarrow | ||
Hebburn is a small town on the south bank of the River Tyne in North East England , between Jarrow and Bill Quay . Hebburn has 18,808 inhabitants.
history
It is believed that the name Hebburn derives from the Anglo-Saxon terms heah (high) and byrgen (cemetery) - but it could also mean high-altitude place by the water . Hebburn is first mentioned in the 8th century as a fishing settlement that was burned down by a Viking raid. A regional tradition said until recently that a longship had been preserved on the south bank of the Tyne near Hebburn . The object visible at low tide turned out to be the remains of a wooden coal barge in 2007 .
In the 14th century, the country was ruled by a pele tower (watchtower). A 1.4 m high wall has been preserved at St. John's Church to this day. Sovereignty over the Hebburn manor was exercised by several families during the Middle Ages .
Hebburn today
The local football club is the Hebburn Town FC Sport Stadium Monkton Stadium is also home to the sports club Jarrow and Hebburn AC . Nationally known runners were Brendan Foster , Steve Cram and David Sharpe .
The 4th Para Reserves parachute regiment is based in Hebburn.
Hebburn has a wind powered ecology center.
shipbuilding
Hebburn's best-known business was the Hawthorn, Leslie & Company shipyard , which emerged from the merger of the A. Leslie and Company shipyard in Hebburn with the locomotive manufacturer R. and W. Hawthorn from St. Peter's in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1870 . One of the most famous ships built by Hawthorn Leslie was the HMS Kelly, launched in 1938 and commanded by Louis Mountbatten . The Hawthorn-Leslie parent shipyard in Hebburn was closed in 1982 and the remainder was sold to Cammell Laird . In 2001 it was sold on to the A&P Group , but has remained unused since then. The actual company remained in existence despite the loss of shipbuilding and focused on the telecommunications business. In March 1993, Vodafone bought the company and turned it into a mobile phone provider .
useful information
- Humphry Davy developed the Davy lamp in Hebburn Hall and used it for the first time in the Hebburn coal mine on January 9, 1816.
- Robert Saint, a miner from Hebburn, composed the song Gresford in 1934 after the Gresford mining disaster , which is considered the "hymn of the miners".
- A series of scenes in the 1971 film Jack accounts (original title: Get Carter ) were shot in Hebburn.
- A traffic accident scene in the film Stormy Monday , in which Sting played, was also filmed on the railway bridge in Luke's Lane, Hebburn.
Personalities
- George Armstrong (1944–2000): football player and coach
- Brendan Foster (* 1948): track and field athlete
- Arthur Holmes (1890-1965): geologist
- Andrew Leslie : Shipbuilder
Individual evidence
- ↑ Office for National Statistics: Census 2001: Urban Areas: Table KS01: Usual Resident Population (English)
- ↑ detachment website of the regiment (English) ( Memento of the original from December 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Local Information for Hebburn. Archived from the original on August 25, 2010 ; accessed on October 6, 2017 (English).
- ↑ HMS Kelly ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Retracing a river's proud history ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The Journal on September 28, 2004
- ↑ Shipbuilders on the Tyne with Shetland Ancestry (English) accessed on August 22, 2009 ( Memento of the original from September 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ A&P Holdings acquires Cammell Laird Holdings (English), accessed on August 22, 2009
- ↑ Danger Yard The South Shields Gazette June 8, 2006 (English)
- ↑ Blue chips take the lead as shares rally Der Independent on February 13, 2003
- ↑ Vodafone bids to rescue Hawthorn Leslie Die Computergram on March 12, 1993 (English)
- ↑ Pitmen's anthems still so popular . Evening Chronicle. Retrieved on May 2, 2009. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- South Tyneside Council & Community Website - Official Website
- Hebburn Colliery - Information about the Hebburn Colliery (English)
- Hebburn.org - detailed page about Hebburn (English)