New Marske is a village in the

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and the ceremonial county of

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, England, in the region of North East England. Roughly a mile south-west of

Marske-by-the-Sea Marske-by-the-Sea is a village in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the coast, between the seaside resorts of Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea, although it is not ...

and set on a hillside, it was originally a group of miners'

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s. 1966 saw the development of what was originally known as Errington Park Estate the development of which ended in 1984. New Marske From Errington Wood

New Marske has no railway station, but the closest, Longbeck railway station, links to Saltburn,

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and Darlington. New Marske is situated near an area of woodland called Errington Woods, in which are the remains of disused mine workings. There are several farms in the vicinity, and there is a primary school (first opened in the 1970s to replace the old school house) The recent building of housing on the old primary school site has meant that the other school of the village has been extended to cater for the new children and closing of the old school. This new housing reflects the rapid growth of villages in the area. There is a small row of shops known locally as the 'top shops' due to their position uphill from the older part of the village. This is generally considered the centre of the village. Another set of shops is located at the northern end of the village, along with the three pubs that serve the surrounding area along with a

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church and a

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parish, St Thomas. The original mining settlement has recently been commemorated, in the way of a series of plaques placed at various locations, depicting events and scenes of life in the 19th century. Remnants of the mining era remain in the way of disused shafts in Errington Woods. Some have been filled in or covered over, but some are still accessible. New Marske is the birthplace of

Johanna Jackson Johanna Atkinson (née Jackson) (born 17 January 1985) is a British race walker, and Commonwealth champion from New Marske in Redcar and Cleveland Redcar and Cleveland is a borough with unitary authority status in North Yorkshire, Englan ...

, the first British woman to win a major race walk title at the

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Fell Briggs Farmhouse
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