Tynemouth | |
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Front Street, Tynemouth | |
Location within Tyne and Wear | |
Population | 60,605 (Built-up area, 2021)[1] |
OS grid reference | NZ367694 |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORTH SHIELDS |
Postcode district | NE30 |
Dialling code | 0191 |
Police | Northumbria |
Fire | Tyne and Wear |
Ambulance | North East |
UK Parliament | |
Tynemouth (/ˈtaɪnmaʊθ/) 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]