Towns & cities · Scottish Lowlands
Lynemouth
Lynemouth — village in Northumberland, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Lakeside Halt · 2.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Lynemouth is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 1,686 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Northumberland, England, UK". Coordinates: 55.2172°, -1.5354°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Cresswell and Newbiggin Shores SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Lynemouth is a village in Northumberland, England, 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Ashington, close to the village of Ellington to the north west. It was built close to coal mines, including Lynemouth Colliery. Lynemouth and the surrounding industrial area featured in the 1985 docudrama Seacoal about the seacoalers who made a living from collecting waste coal from the beach. A series of photographs in the Henri Cartier-Bresson Award–winning book In Flagrante (1988) by Chris Killip shows the work and life of the seacoalers; more were published in 2011 in the book Seacoal. To the south of the village is the former Alcan Lynemouth Aluminium Smelter, now closed, and Lynemouth Power Station.
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Background
Visiting
The village can be seen in the 2000 film Billy Elliot. Lynemouth Cemetery doubles as Everington Cemetery, in which Elliot's mother is buried. The colliery, demolished in 2005, can be seen in scenes filmed at the cemetery.
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- Coordinates
- 55.2172, -1.5354
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Lynemouth
- Postcode
- NE61 5TY
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Population
- 1,686
- Nearest railway station
- Lakeside Halt — 2.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1616702 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lynemouth (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Market Square - geograph.org.uk - 1636492.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lynemouth?
- Lynemouth is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode NE61 5TY), in the parish of Lynemouth.
- Is Lynemouth a protected site?
- Yes — Lynemouth is part of the Cresswell and Newbiggin Shores SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Lynemouth free to visit?
- Yes, Lynemouth is free to enter.
- How do I get to Lynemouth?
- The nearest railway station is Lakeside Halt, about 2.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE61 5TY.