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Tyne and Wear ( / ˌtaɪn ... ˈwɪər /) is a ceremonial county in North East England. It borders Northumberland to the north and County Durham to the south, and the largest settlement is the city of Newcastle upon Tyne . The county is largely urbanised. It had a population of 1.14 million in 2021.
This is a list of cities, towns, suburbs and villages in the ceremonial county of Tyne and Wear, England.
Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in North East England . It was created in 1974, and consists of the five metropolitan boroughs: On the north bank of the River Tyne. Newcastle. North Tyneside. On the south bank of the River Tyne. Gateshead. South Tyneside. Spanning the River Wear. Sunderland.
Washington is a town in the City of Sunderland district of Tyne and Wear, England. Historically part of County Durham, it is the ancestral settlement of the local Washington family, from which the first President of the United States George Washington descended. It is located between Chester-le-Street, Gateshead and Sunderland.
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54.952°N 1.365°W. / 54.952; -1.365. 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. Historically, Whitburn is part of County Durham.
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May 29, 2018 · Tyne and Wear Metropolitan council in ne England, formed in 1974 from parts of the former counties of Northumberland and Durham, and including the former county borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, which is its administrative centre.
Jarrow ( / ˈdʒæroʊ / or / ˈdʒærə /) is a town in South Tyneside in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the south bank of the River Tyne, about 3 miles (4.8 km) from the east coast. The 2011 census area classed Hebburn and The Boldons as part of the town, it had a population of 43,431. [1]