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South Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is bordered by all four other boroughs in Tyne and Wear: ...
South Shields is the home of two rugby union clubs, South Shields RFC and Westoe RFC. South Shields RFC have been playing at Grosvenor Road, South Tyneside College since they were formed in 1956. They currently play in the Durham & Northumberland 3rd Division, the ninth tier of the English rugby union pyramid [ 100 ]
A map of Tyne and Wear, and its location within the United Kingdom also shown. There are 37 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Tyne and Wear, England.In England, the body responsible for designating SSSIs is Natural England, which chooses sites because of their flora, fauna, geological or physiographical features. [1]
Souter Lighthouse is a lighthouse located to the North of Whitburn, South Tyneside, England. [1] [2] (It was generally known as Souter Point Lighthouse when in service).Souter Point was the first lighthouse in the world to be actually designed and built specifically to use alternating electric current, the most advanced lighthouse technology of its day.
Cullercoats is a coastal settlement in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. Historically in Northumberland, it has now been absorbed into the wider Tyneside conurbation, sitting between Tynemouth to the south and Whitley Bay to the north. The population of this North Tyneside ward at the 2011 census was 9,202. [1]
Whitburn is a village in South Tyneside, in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear on the coast of North East England.It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the city of Sunderland and 4 miles (6.4 km) south of the town of South Shields.
Tyne and Wear contains five metropolitan boroughs: Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, North Tyneside and South Tyneside, all of which form part of the North East Combined Authority, along with County Durham and Northumberland.
Tyne Dock is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving South Tyneside Hospital and the suburb of Tyne Dock, South Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England.It joined the network on 24 March 1984, following the opening of the fifth phase of the network, between Heworth and South Shields.