Gateshead

Gateshead
Town
Gateshead is located in Tyne and Wear
Gateshead
Gateshead
Location within Tyne and Wear
Population199,139 [1]
OS grid referenceNZ2460
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGATESHEAD
Postcode districtNE8-NE11
Dialling code0191
PoliceNorthumbria
FireTyne and Wear
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
Websitegateshead.gov.uk
List of places
UK
England
Tyne and Wear
54°57′20″N 1°36′00″W / 54.95556°N 1.60000°W / 54.95556; -1.60000

Gateshead (/ˈɡts(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.

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.[2]

In the 2021 Census, the town had a population of 196,151.[3]

  1. ^ ONS mid-year population estimates 2023
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference gBoroughHist1974 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2024.