• In October 2008, plans to opencast 2m tonnes of coal in Ashington were approved. UK Coal's plans which were first submitted in 2005, would create 60+ jobs.[8].
  • Ashington Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Northumberland, and it’s in the centre of town, just off Ashington High Street.
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  • Ashington is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, with a population of 27,864 at the 2011 Census. It was once a centre of the coal mining industry.
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  • As coal mining expanded, more people left the countryside and settled in Ashington. This led the Ashington Coal Company to build parallel rows of colliery houses.
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  • The best attractions in Ashington include the Woodhorn Museum, the Ashington Community Woodland, and the Northumberlandia sculpture park.
  • The Half Moon is not really in Ashington but fairly close by. The property is in Choppington Stakeford which is very quiet compared to Ashington.