South Shields

South Shields
Town
From the top left; Top: the town hall Middle: the old town hall and St Hilda's Church Bottom: Mile End Road and Tyne South Pier light
South Shields Location within Tyne and Wear
Population	75,337 (2021 census)
Demonym	Sandancer
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
UK Parliament	South Shields
List of places UK England Tyne and Wear 54°59′42″N 01°25′48″W / 54.99500°N 1.43000°W / 54.99500; -1.43000

South Shields (/ʃiːlz/) is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England; it is on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. The town was once known in Roman times as Arbeia and as Caer Urfa by the Early Middle Ages. In 2021 it had a population of 75,337. It is the fourth largest settlement in Tyne and Wear, after Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland and Gateshead.^[1]

Historically within the county of Durham, South Shields is south of North Shields and Tynemouth across the River Tyne; and east of Newcastle upon Tyne and Jarrow.