Ashington
Ashington is regarded as a town as well as civil parish in Northumberland, England that has a population of about 27,000; it once was a centre of the coal mining sector. The town can be found some 15 miles (24 km) north of Newcastle upon Tyne west of the A189. The south of the town is bordered by the River Wansbeck. The North Sea coastline at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea is about 3 miles (5 km) from the town centre.