Jarrow

American  

[jar-oh] / ˈdʒær oʊ /

noun

1. a seaport in Tyne and Wear, in NE England, near the mouth of the Tyne River.

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Jarrow British  

/ ˈdʒærəʊ /

noun

1. a port in NE England, in South Tyneside unitary authority, Tyne and Wear: ruined monastery where the Venerable Bede lived and died; its unemployed marched on London in the 1930s; shipyards, oil installations, iron and steel works. Pop: 27 526 (2001)

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Alison Quinn, also from Jarrow, says: "A lot of my friends have been anxious about things they have read online and I think this is really helpful."

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026

In 1936, a group of 200 men walked almost 300 miles from Jarrow to London to highlight poverty caused in the town following the closure of its shipyard, which had employed 10,000 people.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2023

Ms Huntley said Sir John was "such a generous and caring man who wanted to help the people of Jarrow after witnessing the great economic hardship and poverty they were experiencing".

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2023

It led to Jarrow Tube Works being developed along with other businesses, with jobs generated and scrap provided for the new steelworks.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2023

Bede's own monastery of Wearmouth and Jarrow was in the diocese of Hexham.

From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Cuthbert Bede