Jarrow
Built-up area in South Tyneside, England
| Coordinates: | 54.968, -1.475 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 33 63 |
| Population: | 27,264 |
The town of Jarrow sits on the south bank of the River Tyne in the metropolitan borough of South Tyneside, England. It has deep roots: the Anglo‑Saxon monastery of St Paul's Monastery was the workplace of the Venerable Bede in the 7th–8th centuries and remains a key heritage site for the area.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries Jarrow became an industrial centre, famed for Palmer's Shipyard, and the severe unemployment that followed helped spark the 1936 Jarrow March to London. Today the town combines working‑class communities, retail and light industry with heritage tourism and ongoing regeneration aimed at broadening the local economy.
Postcode districts covering Jarrow
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 6.7 miles
- Sunderland 5.3 miles
- Hartlepool 23.2 miles
- South Shields 2.4 miles
- Gateshead 4.9 miles
- Washington 4.9 miles
- Durham 13.4 miles
- Wallsend 3 miles
- Newburn 10.5 miles
- Whitley Bay 5.5 miles
- Houghton-le-Spring 8.7 miles
- Blyth 11 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bede Ward 0.5 miles
- Primrose Ward 0.6 miles
- Monkton Ward 1 mile
- Biddick and All Saints Ward 1.2 miles
- Simonside and Rekendyke Ward 1.4 miles
- Boldon Colliery Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Hebburn Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Hebburn South Ward 1.6 miles
- Fellgate and Hedworth Ward 1.6 miles
- Hebburn North Ward 1.7 miles
- Whiteleas Ward 1.9 miles
- West Park Ward 2 miles
Example postcodes in Jarrow
NE32 3PW, NE34 0NX, NE34 9AY, NE34 9BQ, NE32 4NP, NE32 3DQ, NE32 4UW, NE32 5SL, NE32 5JH … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 9.8 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 31.7 miles
- Brockley railway station 0.8 miles
- East Boldon Rail Station 2.6 miles
- Haymarket bus station 5.6 miles
- Eldon Square bus station 5.6 miles
Hotels in Jarrow Ad
Schools in Jarrow
- Bede Burn Primary School Primary
- Hedworthfield Primary School Primary
- Jarrow Cross C of E Primary School Primary
- Jarrow School Secondary
- Lord Blyton Primary School Primary
- Monkton Academy Primary
- Monkton Infants' School Primary
- Simonside Primary School Primary
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow Primary
- Valley View Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Segedunum museum Museum 2.6 miles
- Segedunum Roman Fort Archaeological site 2.6 miles
- Shields Harbour Harbour 2.8 miles
- Arbeia museum Museum 3 miles
- Arbeia Roman Fort Archaeological site 3.1 miles
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 4.2 miles
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 4.9 miles
- Barn at The Biscuit factory Museum 4.9 miles
- Cullercoats Harbour Harbour 5 miles
- Stadium of Light Stadium 5.1 miles
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 5.2 miles
- Laing Art Gallery Museum 5.3 miles