Ellington

Ellington is a small village on the Northumberland Coast. Ellington is 4 miles from Ashington, 6 miles from Morpeth and 15 miles North of Newcastle Upon Tyne

Related Topics:
Village - Northumberland - Ashington - Morpeth - Newcastle Upon Tyne

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Ellington village was the site of the last remaining operational deep coal mine in the area. Ellington Colliery closed # January 26, 2005. It was the last deep mine in the UK to extract coal from right under the sea.

Related Topics:
Ellington - Coal mine - January 26 - 2005

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The name of the village is thought to derive from the Saxon meaning descendants of Ella.

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Today, Ellington is made up almost exclusively of private housing. It has 1 first school, 2 public houses *The Plough Inn and the Ellington Institute. Two Convenience Stores, a post office, an Indian Takeaway, a library and a hairdressers.

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