What is Ashington?
'''Ashington''' is a [[town]] located in [[Northumberland]], [[England]]. It had a population of 27,864 according to the 2011 Census.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-06-26|title=Check Browser Settings|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120136&c=Ashington&d=16&e=62&g=6453622&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1435240017110&enc=1|access-date=2023-12-09|website=web.archive.org|archive-date=2015-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626152953/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120136&c=Ashington&d=16&e=62&g=6453622&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1435240017110&enc=1|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> It is a small beautiful town. The people of Ashington speak a unique [[dialect]] of [[English language|English]] known as Pitmatic.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Atlas of Ellis's Existing Phonology of English Dialects |url=http://www.lel.ed.ac.uk/EllisAtlas/Index.html|access-date=2023-12-09|website=www.lel.ed.ac.uk}}</ref> The town is 15 miles (24 km) north of [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], west of the A189 and bordered to the south by the [[River Wansbeck]]. The [[North Sea]] coast at [[Newbiggin-by-the-Sea]] is 3 miles (5 km) away. == References == {{reflist}} {{authority control}} {{Uk-stub}} [[Category:Towns in Northumberland]]