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54°58′53″N 01°29′24″W. / 54.98139°N 1.49000°W / 54.98139; -1.49000. 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.
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. Jarrow’s St. Paul’s Church (dedicated 685 ce) is situated.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
To the east of Jarrow and built for the North Eastern Railway Company, the dock at Tyne Dock is only a tiny fraction of the size it once was having been filled in, like neighbouring Jarrow Slake to its west.
Where is Jarrow? Jarrow is located in the county of Tyne & Wear, North East England, one mile north-east of the town of Hebburn, three miles south-west of the major town of South Shields, 95 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 246 miles north of London.
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Monkwearmouth–Jarrow, known simply as Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey ( Latin: Monasterii Wirimutham-Gyruum ), was a Benedictine double monastery in the Kingdom of Northumbria, England . Its first house was St Peter's, Monkwearmouth, on the River Wear, founded in AD 674–5.
Directions. History. Opening Times. Free Entry. The ruins are open any reasonable time during daylight hours. Address: Church Bank, Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, NE32 3DY. Before You Go. The monastery at Jarrow was one of Europe's most influential centres of learning and culture in the 7th century.
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