Removal Companies : Ashington, Northumberland

Ashington is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England; it was once a centre of the coal mining industry. The town is located some 15 miles (24 km) north of Newcastle-upon-Tyne off the A189. The south of the town is bordered by the River Wansbeck. The North Sea coast at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea is about 3 miles (5 km) from the town centre.

At the east end of the main shopping street is the bus and coach station, with local buses around Northumberland and to Newcastle. National Express services also arrive and depart from the station.

Ashington is well served by roads. The A189 (Spine Road) to the east of Ashington runs south via Blyth and North Tyneside to Newcastle and the A19 Tyne Tunnel to South Tyneside and the A1(M). The A189 also runs north along the coast to Alnwick and Berwick. The A196 runs west towards Morpeth and the A1 which goes north to Scotland and Edinburgh or south to the A1(M) near Newcastle on towards Durham and Yorkshire.

The nearest airport is Newcastle Airport which provides scheduled domestic flights, flights covering most major cities of Europe and also holiday charter flights. There is a ferry port in Newcastle with services to Rotterdam and Norway.

Postcode areas in Ashington : NE63.

Phone Dialling Code : 01670

Population: 27,335 (2001)

Coordinates: (approx)
Latitude: 55.178°N - Longitude: 1.562°W

Local Areas: Bedlington, Blyth, Choppington, Cramlington, Morpeth, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea

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