Hi everyone let me introduce myself I'm Mark I'm a 29 year old male from The North East Coast of the United Kingdom in a small town called Ashington which is about 18 miles north of the city of Newcastle Upon Tyne.
I live in a sleepy ex-coal mining town surrounded by some of the most beautiful countryside in the whole of England its even mentioned in the Britannica Encyclopedia :) here's what it has to say about my home town.

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District, county of Northumberland, northern England. It lies along the North Sea in the southeastern corner of the county. Wansbeck district spans a narrow coastal plain edging the Northumberland uplands to the west. Its three principal towns (Ashington, Bedlington, and Newbiggin-by-the-Sea) suffered economic decline in the 1960s and '70s because of the loss of employment both in the Northumberland coalfields centred on the district and in the North Sea fishing industry. Many inhabitants of Wansbeck have more recently sought employment in the manufacturing industries in the metropolitan area of Tyne and Wear, about 18 miles (29 km) to the south. The district's landscape is marked by many abandoned coal pits. Where possible, dairy cattle are grazed and there is mixed farming. The sandy beaches at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea suffer from wave erosion. The 14th-century spire of St. Bartholomew's Church, historically a landmark for passing ships, is situated precariously near the shoreline. Metal and steel foundries are local industries. Ashington is the district seat. Area 25 square miles (66 square km). Pop. (1991 prelim.) 60,100.  <- Boring Ain't it! Hehe ;)