North Shields
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 North Shields Fish Quay |
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| Population | 34,423 (2011 census North Tyneside wards of Chirton, Collingwood and Riverside) |
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| OS grid reference | NZ3568 |
| Metropolitan borough | North Tyneside |
| Metropolitan county | Tyne and Wear |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORTH SHIELDS |
| Postcode district | NE29, NE30 |
| Dialling code | 0191 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Tyne and Wear |
| Ambulance | North East |
| EU Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | North Tyneside Tynemouth |
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North Shields is a coastal town. It is eight miles (13 km) north-east of Newcastle upon Tyne, on the north bank of the River Tyne.
It was part of Northumberland. The "Shields " part of its name comes from Middle English. It meant "temporary sheds or huts used by fishermen". Now North Shields is in the Metropolitan Borough of Tynemouth.
Fishing and shipbuilding have been active here. There is a Royal Quays Marina for private boats.
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North Shields Media
North Shields 1828 (by Robert Salmon). From left-right: Shipping on the Tyne, New Low Light, Old Low Light, Clifford's Fort.
New Quay, part of a riverside development built by the Duke of Northumberland in 1806
Norham Road, North Shields, Tyne and Wear
Royal Quays Retail Park, an outlet shopping centre located at North Shields
North Shields Metro Station
Marina at the Royal Quays. Hundreds of vessels lie waiting to set out along the Tyne to the North Sea. Houses and apartments flank the Marina
The former Tynemouth Town Hall in Howard Street
High and Low lights, new and old
Fish quay high light. Attached to adjacent building, built 1807.
Low light and wall of Clifford's Fort
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