South Tyneside Tyne and Wear England United Kingdom
54.980297,-1.482757

Jarrow

Jarrow ( or ) is a town in South Tyneside in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. Historically in County Durham, it is on the south bank of the River Tyne, about 3 miles (4.8 km) from the east coast. The 2011 census area classed Hebburn and The Boldons as part of the town, it had a population of 43,431. It is home to the southern portal of the Tyne Tunnel and 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Newcastle upon Tyne. In the eighth century, St Paul's Monastery in Jarrow (now Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey) was the home of The Venerable Bede, who is regarded as the greatest Anglo-Saxon scholar and the father of English history. The town is part of the historic County Palatine of Durham. From the middle of the 19th century until 1935, Jarrow was a centre for shipbuilding, and was the starting point of the Jarrow March against unemployment in 1936.

Distance between:

London to Jarrow 247 Miles / 398 Kms
Liverpool to Jarrow 125 Miles / 201 Kms

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museum Nearby

Jarrow Hall

park Nearby

West Park

tourist attraction Nearby

Jarrow Hall: Anglo-Saxon Farm, Village, and Bede Museum