Whitley Bay is a coastal town on the north-east coast of England. It is administered as part of the borough of North Tyneside in the region of Tyne & Wear. The town is situated about 10 miles north-east of Newcastle and just over 3 miles north of North Shields. The seaside town is particularly popular…
South Shields is a coastal town in the North East of England at the mouth of the River Tyne, about 4 miles downstream from Newcastle upon Tyne. Historically in County Durham, it’s now part of the metropolitan borough of South Tyneside. The town derives its name from the Anglo-Saxon word ‘schele’, meaning a temporary shelter,…
Sunderland is the city and metropolitan borough, in Tyne and Wear, north-east England, situated at the mouth of the River Wear. The city lies 10 miles southeast of Newcastle upon Tyne and 12 miles northeast of Durham. Sunderland has a long and proud industrial heritage, particularly in shipbuilding, glassmaking and coal mining. A Fleeting History…
Newcastle upon Tyne (commonly known as Newcastle) is a city in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, North-East England. It lies some 277 miles (446 km) north of London on the north bank of the River Tyne, about 8 miles (14 km) west of the North Sea. Newcastle is the most populous city in…
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