Jarrow

American

[jar-oh] / ˈdʒær oʊ /

noun

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

Jarrow British

/ ˈdʒærəʊ /

noun

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

The plaque on York Avenue close to Monkton Dene Park was funded by the Jarvis family and Jarrow and Hebburn Athletic Club.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2023

Sporting youth leagues were set up and Sir John became the first president of Jarrow and Hebburn Athletic Club, which he donated the Jarvis Cup to.

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

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