North Tyneside

North Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is part of the greater Tyneside conurbation. North Tyneside Council has its main offices at Wallsend.

Newcastle upon Tyne is to the west, the North Sea is to the east, the River Tyne is to the south and Northumberland is to the north. Within North Tyneside are the towns of Wallsend, North Shields, Killingworth and Whitley Bay. it is part of a built-up area joining Newcastle.

There were 208,967 people living there in 2021.

It has a directly elected mayor, Norma Redfearn of the Labour Party.

North Tyneside Media

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  Tynemouth, one of the towns of the borough

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  Tyne Tunnel Southern Entrance

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  Segedunum Roman Fort and Baths. Occupied for some 300 years, the site had buildings on for 200 years. The last buildings were demolished in the early 70s and the area preserved. An observation tower makes sense of the area.