South Shields
Appearance
South Shields | |
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St. Stephen’s church in South Shields | |
Location within Tyne and Wear | |
Population | 75,337 (2011 census) |
OS grid reference | NZ365665 |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
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 |
UK Parliament | |
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.