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Now a district of the north east England city of Newcastle upon Tyne, Jesmond was a centre for pilgrimage in the middle ages. The name means 'Jesus' Mound', and refers to a mound overlooking the Ouseburn Valley, said to have been associated with Jesus' assumed visit to Britain (cf Glastonbury, the Arimethea legend). The mound is occupied by the ruins of a chapel which were the centre of the devotion; nearby is St Mary's Well, a sacred water source. The site is approached from the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle by Pilgrim Street (vicus Peregrinorum); and the locations are perfectly aligned with the monastic remains on Holy Island, the sanctuary of St Cuthbert on a demi-island (or tidal island) off the north Northumberland coast, the birthplace of English Christianity.

Now a district of the north east [[England]] city of [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], Jesmond was a centre for pilgrimage in the middle ages. The name means 'Jesus' Mound', and refers to a mound overlooking the Ouseburn Valley, said to have been associated with Jesus' assumed visit to Britain (cf Glastonbury, the Arimethea legend). The mound is occupied by the ruins of a chapel which were the centre of the devotion; nearby is St Mary's Well, a sacred water source. The site is approached from the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle by Pilgrim Street (''vicus Peregrinorum''); and the locations are perfectly aligned with the monastic remains on [[Holy Island]], the sanctuary of [[St Cuthbert]] on a demi-island (or tidal island) off the north [[Northumberland]] coast, the birthplace of English Christianity.

 

Jesmond is immediately north of Newcastle city centre. It is served by three stations on the [[Tyne & Wear Metro]]: Jesmond (which is in south Jesmond), West Jesmond (which serves West and central Jesmond), and Ilford Road (which serves High West Jesmond). the suburb is also notable as a centre for cemeteries. It contains Jesmond Old Cemetery, All Saints' Cemetery, and St Andrew's Cemetery.