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Jarrow ( / ˈdʒæroʊ / or / ˈdʒærə /) is a town in South Tyneside in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. Historically in County Durham, it is on the south bank of the River Tyne, about 3 miles (4.8 km) from the east coast. The 2011 census area classed Hebburn and The Boldons as part of the town, it had a population of 43,431. [1] .
Jarrow, North Sea port town and urban area (from 2011 built-up area), South Tyneside metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, historic county of Durham, northeastern England. It lies along the south bank of the River Tyne.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jarrow Slake to the west of Tyne Dock is now filled in and the land now occupied by a distribution centre for Nissan. It was historically a tidal mud flat and was closely associated with Bede’s monastery of St Paul.
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The monastery at Jarrow was one of Europe's most influential centres of learning and culture in the 7th century. The remains standing today are from the medieval monastery, but part of the Anglo-Saxon monastery survives today as the chancel of St Paul's Church.
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