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Tynemouth is a village located on the northern edge of the mouth of the River Tyne on the North-East coast of England, 6 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne. Prominent on the headland overlooking the river are Tynemouth Priory and Castle, parts of which date back to the 11th Century. The village itself is now a conservation area with most buildings dating from the 18th and 19th century. The nearby park is the site of the statue of Newcastle born Admiral Lord Collingwood erected in 1845. He has a great view overlooking the mouth of the Tyne.
The moated castle-towers, gatehouse and keep on the headland are combined with the ruins of the Benedictine priory where early kings of Northumbria were buried. The Priory was founded in the early part of the 7th century. In 651 Oswin, King of Deira, was murdered by the soldiers of King Oswiu of Bernicia and his body was brought to Tynemouth for burial. In 792 Osred, who had been king of Northumbria from 789 to 790 and then deposed, was murdered. He also was buried at Tynemouth Priory. Parts of the medieval castle and priory still remain. The castle was used as a coastal defence installation covering the mouth of the river Tyne during World War II. It is now managed by English Heritage.