Ashington
Ashington serves as a town as well as civil parish inside Northumberland, England having a populace near 27,000; it was once a centre of the coal mining sector. 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.