Gateshead
Coordinates: 54°57′N 1°36′W / 54.95°N 1.60°W
Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England. It lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne. Gateshead town centre and Newcastle city centre are very close to one another, and together they form the urban core of Tyneside. Gateshead is the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead.
| Gateshead | |
 Gateshead Waterfront |
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 Gateshead shown within Tyne and Wear | |
| Population | 78,403 (2001 Census) [1] |
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| OS grid reference | NZ2460 |
| Metropolitan borough | Gateshead |
| Metropolitan county | Tyne and Wear |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GATESHEAD |
| Postcode district | NE8-NE11 |
| Dialling code | 0191 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Tyne and Wear |
| Ambulance | North East |
| EU Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | Gateshead |
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Gateshead Media
The Old Town Hall
Gateshead Civic Centre completed in 1987
Gateshead Quays across the River Tyne at night – Gateshead Millennium Bridge and the Sage Gateshead
Trinity Centre Car Park in Gateshead town centre, as seen in the film Get Carter (since demolished)
Angel of the North.
Long distance view of The Sage Gateshead from an upper storey of the 55 Degrees North apartment block at the Swan House Roundabout in Newcastle.
South side of Gateshead Interchange
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