Tynemouth

Tynemouth
Front Street, Tynemouth
Tynemouth is located in Tyne and Wear
Tynemouth
Tynemouth
Location within Tyne and Wear
Population60,605 (Built-up area, 2021)[1]
OS grid referenceNZ367694
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORTH SHIELDS
Postcode districtNE30
Dialling code0191
PoliceNorthumbria
FireTyne and Wear
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Tyne and Wear
55°01′01″N 1°25′23″W / 55.017°N 1.423°W / 55.017; -1.423

Tynemouth (/ˈtnmθ/) is a coastal town in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, in Tyne and Wear, England. It is located on the north side of the mouth of the River Tyne, hence its name.[2] It is 8 mi (13 km) east-northeast of Newcastle upon Tyne. The medieval Tynemouth Priory and Castle stand on a headland overlooking both the mouth of the river and the North Sea, with the town centre lying immediately west of the headland.

Historically part of Northumberland until 1974, the town was a county borough which included the nearby town of North Shields.

At the 2021 census the Tynemouth built-up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics (which also includes North Shields) had a population of 60,605.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Distance between Tynemouth, UK and Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (UK)". distancecalculator.globefeed.com.

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