Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
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| Statistics | ||
| Population: | 7,100 | |
| Ordnance Survey | ||
| OS grid reference: | NZ308877 | |
| Administration | ||
| District: | Wansbeck | |
| Shire county: | Northumberland | |
| Region: | North East England | |
| Constituent country: | England | |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom | |
| Other | ||
| Ceremonial county: | Northumberland | |
| Historic county: | Northumberland | |
| Services | ||
| Police force: | Northumbria Police | |
| Ambulance service: | North East | |
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| Post town: | NEWBIGGIN-BY-THE-SEA | |
| Postal district: | NE64 | |
| Dialling code: | 01670 | |
| Politics | ||
| UK Parliament: | Wansbeck | |
| European Parliament: | North East England | |
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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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