Tynemouth
Sign in to saveTynemouth () is a coastal town in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, in Tyne and Wear, England. Historically the easternmost town in Northumberland, it is located on the north side of the mouth of the River Tyne, hence its name. It is 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.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Tynemouth
- UK place.type
- Town
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- North East England
- UK place.population
- 60,605
- UK place.population_ref
- (Built-up area, 2021)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NZ367694
- UK place.post_town
- NORTH SHIELDS
- UK place.postcode_area
- NE
- UK place.postcode_district
- NE30
- UK place.dial_code
- 0191
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Tynemouth
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- North Tyneside
- UK place.shire_county
- Northumberland
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- Tyne and Wear
- Lighthouse.qid
- Q28465875
- Lighthouse.yearbuilt
- 1864 (first)
- Lighthouse.yearlit
- 1903 (current)
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Article
24 sectionsContents
- History
- Climate
- Attractions and amenities
- Beaches
- Tynemouth Priory and Castle
- Front Street
- Kings Priory School
- Tynemouth Pier and lighthouse
- The Spanish Battery
- The Collingwood Monument
- The Black Middens
- Tynemouth Aquarium
- Transport
- Demographics
- Religion
- Notable residents
- Notable visitors
- Festivals
- Mouth of Tyne festival
- Tynemouth pageant
- Gallery
- In popular culture
- References
- External links
Tynemouth () is a coastal town in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, in Tyne and Wear, England. Historically the easternmost town in Northumberland, it is located on the north side of the mouth of the River Tyne, hence its name. It is 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.
Until 1974, the town was a county borough which included the nearby town of North Shields.