Gateshead

Gateshead (/ˈɡeɪts(h)ɛd/) is a town in the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough of Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank. The town's attractions include the twenty metre tall Angel of the North sculpture on the town's southern outskirts, The Glasshouse International Centre for Music and the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art. The town shares the Millennium Bridge, Tyne Bridge and multiple other bridges with Newcastle upon Tyne.

This article is about Gateshead, England. For the suburb of Newcastle in Australia, see Gateshead, New South Wales. For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead.

Gateshead
Town
  • Upper: BALTIC and The Glasshouse on the Quayside
  • Middle: Trinity Square Halo and the Angel of the North
  • Lower: Saltwell Park and the Central Library
Gateshead
Location within Tyne and Wear
Population120,046 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceNZ2460
Metropolitan borough
  • Gateshead
Metropolitan county
  • Tyne and Wear
Region
  • North East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGATESHEAD
Postcode districtNE8-NE11
Dialling code0191
PoliceNorthumbria
FireTyne and Wear
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament

Historically part of County Durham, under the Local Government Act 1888 the town was made a county borough, meaning it was administered independently of the county council.

In the 2011 Census, the town had a population of 120,046 while the wider borough had 200,214.

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