Towns & cities · Scottish Lowlands
Ellington
Also known as: Ellington, Northumberland
Ellington — village in Northumberland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Lakeside Halt · 2.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Ellington is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 2,778 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Northumberland, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 55.2209°, -1.5621°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Ellington is a small village in the civil parish of Ellington and Linton, on the coast of Northumberland, England. Ellington is 4 miles (6 km) from Ashington, 6 miles (10 km) from Morpeth and 20 miles (32 km) north of Newcastle upon Tyne. Ellington was the site of the last remaining operational deep coal mine in North East England. Ellington Colliery closed on 26 January 2005. It was the last deep mine in the UK to extract coal from under the sea. Today, Ellington is made up almost exclusively of private housing. It has one school, village shops, and one public house, the Plough Inn.
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Background
History
The name of the village is first recorded as Elingtona in 1186. It is thought to derive from Anglo-Saxon words meaning either 'farmstead at the place where eels are caught' or 'farmstead associated with a man called Ella or Eli'. Throughout recorded history, the lands of Ellington have had many owners. The manor of Ellington was thought to belong to Adam de Periton in 1240 and later to pass by marriage to the ancient families of Vescy and Welles. The Widdrington family were known to acquire possessions in Ellington as early as the 13th century. In 1715, Lord Widdrington relinquished the manor of Ellington, along with the manors of Woodhorn, Cresswell and Newbiggin. Other lands and interests…
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- Coordinates
- 55.2209, -1.5621
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Ellington and Linton
- Postcode
- NE61 5EX
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Population
- 2,778
- Nearest railway station
- Lakeside Halt — 2.8 km
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q594221 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ellington, Northumberland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Plough Ellington - geograph.org.uk - 171576.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ellington?
- Ellington is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode NE61 5EX), in the parish of Ellington and Linton.
- Is Ellington a protected site?
- Yes — Ellington is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Ellington free to visit?
- Yes, Ellington is free to enter.
- How do I get to Ellington?
- The nearest railway station is Lakeside Halt, about 2.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE61 5EX.