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Hebburn
Hebburn in England North East, United Kingdom.
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- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Hebburn is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Hebburn is a town in the South Tyneside borough of Tyne and Wear, England. It was historically in County Durham and became part of Tyne and Wear in 1974. It is on the south bank of the River Tyne between Gateshead and Jarrow and opposite Wallsend and Walker. At the 2021 census the Hebburn built up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics had a population of 21,345.
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Background
History
In Saxon times Hebburn was a small fishing hamlet upon the river Tyne. It is thought that the name Hebburn may be derived from the Old English terms, heah meaning "high", and byrgen meaning a "burial mound", though it could also mean the high place beside the water. The first record of Hebburn mentions a settlement of fishermen's huts in the 8th century, which were burned by the Vikings. In the 14th century, the landscape was dominated by a peel tower. A 4 ft wall, a portion of which still remains at St. John's Church, could also be seen. The Lordship of the Manor of Hebburn passed through the hands of a number of families during the Middle Ages, including the Hodgsons of Hebburn (James…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9718, -1.5128
- District
- South Tyneside
- Parish
- South Tyneside, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE31 2UW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hebburn?
- Hebburn is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9718°, -1.5128°.