Ellington, Northumberland

Ellington
Ellington Location within Northumberland
Population	2,778 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	NZ278919
Civil parish	Ellington and Linton
Unitary authority	Northumberland
Ceremonial county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MORPETH
Postcode district	NE61
Dialling code	01670
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	North Northumberland
List of places UK England Northumberland 55°13′15″N 1°33′44″W / 55.2209°N 1.5621°W / 55.2209; -1.5621

Ellington is a small village in the civil parish of Ellington and Linton, on the coast of Northumberland, England. Ellington is 4 miles (6 km) from Ashington, 6 miles (10 km) from Morpeth and 20 miles (32 km) north of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Ellington was the site of the last remaining operational deep coal mine in North East England. Ellington Colliery closed on 26 January 2005. It was the last deep mine in the UK to extract coal from under the sea.

The name of the village is thought to derive from the Saxon meaning descendants of Ella.

Today, Ellington is made up almost exclusively of private housing. It has one school, village shops, and one public house, the Plough Inn.