Heworth | |
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![]() St Mary's Church, Heworth | |
Location within Tyne and Wear | |
Population | 9,100 (2011 Census data for Pelaw and Heworth ward) |
OS grid reference | NZ 2872 6148 |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | GATESHEAD |
Postcode district | NE10 |
Dialling code | 0191 |
Police | Northumbria |
Fire | Tyne and Wear |
Ambulance | North East |
UK Parliament | |
Heworth (/ˈhjuːwərθ/) is a residential area in Gateshead, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is located around 3 miles (4.8 km) from Newcastle upon Tyne, 11 miles (18 km) from Sunderland, and 17 miles (27 km) from Durham. In 2011, Census data for the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council ward of Heworth and Pelaw recorded a total population of 9,100.[1] Until 1974 it was in County Durham.