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.

South Shields
240px St. Stephen’s church in South Shields
Population	75,337 (2011 census)
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
List of places UK England Tyne and Wear

South Shields Media

• Arbeia Roman Fort grannaries.jpg

  Arbeia Roman Fort: ruins and reconstruction

• South Shields coastline.JPG

  Frenchman's Bay: much of the South Shields' coastline is undeveloped, partly as a result of natural sea erosion

• South Shields - panoramio.jpg

  South Shields

• Harbour 2, South Shields, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England.JPG

  Abandoned docks in South Shields' Harbour

• The Amphitheatre at South Shields - geograph.org.uk - 2909835.jpg

  The Amphitheatre at South Shields 

• The Customs House on Mill Dam, South Shields, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England.JPG

  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 - geograph.org.uk - 197804.jpg

  Tyne Lifeboat. Second ever lifeboat in existence.

• Hôtel ville South Shields South Tyneside 25.jpg

  South Shields Town Hall, built at a time of industrial self-confidence

• SpiritOfSouthShields.jpg

  The 1998 sculpture Spirit of South Shields, by Irene Brown, embodies the town's maritime heritage. It overlooks the mouth of the Tyne.