South Shields
South Shields is a town in Tyne and Wear. It used to be a part of County Durham. It is at the mouth of the River Tyne.
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 St. Stephen’s church in South Shields |
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| Population | 75,337 (2011 census) |
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| OS grid reference | NZ365665 |
| Metropolitan borough | South Tyneside |
| Metropolitan county | Tyne and Wear |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SOUTH SHIELDS |
| Postcode district | NE33, NE34 |
| Dialling code | 0191 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Tyne and Wear |
| Ambulance | North East |
| EU Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | South Shields |
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South Shields Media
Arbeia Roman Fort: ruins and reconstruction
South Shields Town Hall, built at a time of industrial self-confidence
Frenchman's Bay: much of the South Shields' coastline is undeveloped, in part as a result of natural sea erosion.
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Abandoned docks in South Shields' Harbour
The Amphitheatre at South Shields
The Customs House on the historic Mill Dam riverside (River Tyne) in South Shields (South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom). The building is a theatre and an arts venue.
Tyne Lifeboat. Second ever lifeboat in existence.
The 1998 sculpture Spirit of South Shields, by Irene Brown, embodies the town's maritime heritage. It overlooks the mouth of the Tyne.
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