Ashington
Ashington is really a town in addition to civil parish inside Northumberland, England having a populace near 27,000; back in the day a centre of the coal mining business. The town is situated 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 approximately 3 miles (5 km) from the town centre.