Jarrow: South Tyneside Town Known for the Crusade, the Venerable Bede, and Palmer's Shipyard
Jarrow is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, about seven miles east of Newcastle upon Tyne on the south bank of the River Tyne. The population is around 27,000. The town is best known for two things separated by over a thousand years. St Paul's Monastery, founded in 681 AD, was where the Venerable Bede lived and wrote his "Ecclesiastical History of the English People," one of the most important works of early medieval scholarship. The monastery ruins and the associated Bede's World museum (now Jarrow Hall) are near the riverfront. In 1936, the Jarrow March (or Jarrow Crusade) saw 200 men walk 300 miles from the town to London to petition Parliament after the closure of Palmer's Shipyard left nearly 80% of the workforce unemployed. The march became a symbol of working-class hardship during the Depression.
The town centre along Ellison Street and the Viking Centre (a 1990s shopping mall) serves the local area. The Tyne Tunnel, connecting to North Tyneside and the A19, has its southern portal near Jarrow. Hebburn, South Shields, and the coast are close neighbours. The Tyne and Wear Metro serves the area, with Jarrow and Bede stations providing services to Newcastle, Sunderland, and the coast. For those considering adult companionship in the South Tyneside area, Jarrow's Metro connections and A19 access put Newcastle, Sunderland, and the wider Tyne and Wear area within easy reach.
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Jarrow is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, about seven miles east of Newcastle upon Tyne on the south bank of the River Tyne. The population is around 27,000. The town is best known for two things separated by over a thousand years. St Paul's Monastery, founded in 681 AD, was where the Venerable Bede lived and wrote his "Ecclesiastical History of the English People," one of the most important works of early medieval scholarship. The monastery ruins and the associated Bede's World museum (now Jarrow Hall) are near the riverfront. In 1936, the Jarrow March (or Jarrow Crusade) saw 200 men walk 300 miles from the town to London to petition Parliament after the closure of Palmer's Shipyard left nearly 80% of the workforce unemployed. The march became a symbol of working-class hardship during the Depression.
The town centre along Ellison Street and the Viking Centre (a 1990s shopping mall) serves the local area. The Tyne Tunnel, connecting to North Tyneside and the A19, has its southern portal near Jarrow. Hebburn, South Shields, and the coast are close neighbours. The Tyne and Wear Metro serves the area, with Jarrow and Bede stations providing services to Newcastle, Sunderland, and the coast. For those considering adult companionship in the South Tyneside area, Jarrow's Metro connections and A19 access put Newcastle, Sunderland, and the wider Tyne and Wear area within easy reach.
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