Marsden, Tyne and Wear

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Marsden
Marsden shown within Tyne and Wear
OS grid reference	NZ395650
Metropolitan borough	South Tyneside
Metropolitan county	Tyne and Wear
Region	North East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SOUTH SHIELDS
Postcode district	NE34
Dialling code	0191
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Tyne and Wear
Ambulance	North East
European Parliament	North East England
UK Parliament	South Shields
List of places: UK • England • Tyne and Wear

Coordinates: 54°58′41″N 1°22′36″W / 54.978, -1.3766

Marsden is a suburb in South Shields, North East England, located on the North Sea coast.

Marsden Bay, looking south east towards Souter Lighthouse, Marsden Rock is on the left

The original village of Marsden, was demolished in the 1960s due to the risk of erosion from the encroaching shoreline. What remains are five rows of Victorian terraced houses, which were originally built to house miners working in Whitburn Colliery. There is also a small chapel and a primary school, although this is technically located in Whitburn.

Coal from the colliery fueled the lime kilns which closed at the same time as the mines.

Marsden is most famous for Marsden Bay, with its rock formations such as Marsden Rock, and The Leas, located to the north, which is one of Britain's most important seabird sanctuaries. This land, along with Souter Lighthouse (the first lighthouse in the world to be powered by alternating current), is now owned by the National Trust.

The village also gave its name to the Marsden Rattler, a railway which joined Whitburn Colliery to the main line in South Shields.