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. More @Wikipedia
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