Marsden is a village in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, located between the town of South Shields to the north and the village of Whitburn to the south. The village lies on the North Sea coast, a short distance to the east.

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.

Marsden is most famous for Marsden Bay 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 lit by electricity), 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.

External links

• Whitburn Colliery
• Souter Lighthouse at The National Trust
• Marsden: The Lost Village
• Map of Marsden (Multimap)