Ashington
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Ashington is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, with a population of 27,864 at the 2011 Census. It was once a centre of the coal mining industry. The town is 15 miles north of Newcast
Jackie Milburn statue, Station Road, Ashington (October 2005)
Ashington Town Hall houses the offices of Ashington Town Council.
the railways at Ashington
Wansbeck General Hospital.
Pitmatic
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Pitmatic – originally 'pitmatical' – is a group of traditional Northern English dialects spoken in rural areas of the Great Northern Coalfield in England.
Ashington
…Newcastle upon Tyne, west of the A189 and bordered to the south by the River Wansbeck. Many inhabitants have a distinctive accent and dialect known as Pitmatic. This varies from the regional dialect known as Geordie. The name Ashington comes from the earlier form Essendene, which has been referenced since 1170…
Waitin' t' gan down (Waiting to go down) on a coal mining memorial in Seaham.