New Marske

New Marske is a village in North Yorkshire, England, a mile south-west of Marske-by-the-Sea on a hillside. It was originally a group of miners' terraced houses.

New Marske
View of New Marske from Errington Woods
New Marske Location within North Yorkshire
Population	3,271 2011 census[1]
OS grid reference	NZ620211
Civil parish	Saltburn, Marske and New Marske
Unitary authority	Redcar and Cleveland
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	REDCAR
Postcode district	TS11
Dialling code	01642
Police	Cleveland
Fire	Cleveland
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Redcar
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.58177°N 1.04084°W / 54.58177; -1.04084

Longbeck railway station links it to Saltburn, Middlesbrough and Darlington. New Marske is near an area of woodland called Errington Woods, in which are the remains of disused mine workings.^[2][3]

The original mining settlement is commemorated with a series of plaques placed at various locations, depicting events and scenes of life in the 19th century.

New Marske is the birthplace of Johanna Jackson,^[4] the first British woman to win a major race walk title at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.^[5]

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Tees Valley

The population was 3,271 in the 2011 census.