Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
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| Newbiggin-by-the-Sea | |
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| Population | 7,100 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Wansbeck |
| Shire county | Northumberland |
| Region | North East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWBIGGIN-BY-THE-SEA |
| Postcode district | NE64 |
| Dial code | 01670 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | Wansbeck |
| European Parliament | North East England |
| List of places: UK • England • Northumberland | |
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea is a town in Northumberland, England, lying on the North Sea coast. Once an important port for shipping grain and a coal mining town, it is still a fishing port, but predominantly a seaside resort.
The town was at the end of the first telegraph cable from Scandinavia in 1868. Attractions in Newbiggin today include the fourteenth century parish church, and a small heritage centre.
John Braine was working at the library in Newbiggin (1954-56) when he wrote his best-selling Room at the Top.
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| Major settlements in Northumberland |  |
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| Alnwick | Ashington | Bamburgh | Bedlington | Berwick-upon-Tweed | Blyth | Cramlington | Haltwhistle | Hexham | Morpeth | Newbiggin-by-the-Sea | Ponteland | Prudhoe | Rothbury | Seahouses | Wooler | |
