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Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear

Tynemouth
TynemouthPriory.jpg
Tynemouth Castle and Priory
Tynemouth is located in Tyne and Wear
Tynemouth
Tynemouth
Tynemouth shown within Tyne and Wear
Population 67,519 (2011)
OS grid reference NZ367694
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NORTH SHIELDS
Postcode district NE30
Dialling code 0191
Police Northumbria
Fire Tyne and Wear
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Tyne and Wear
55°01′N 1°25′W / 55.01°N 1.42°W / 55.01; -1.42Coordinates: 55°01′N 1°25′W / 55.01°N 1.42°W / 55.01; -1.42
Tyne North Pier lighthouse
Tynemouth
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Location Tynemouth
Coordinates 55°00′52″N 1°24′10″W / 55.014559°N 1.402897°W / 55.014559; -1.402897
Year first constructed 1864 (first)
Year first lit 1903 (current)
Construction stone tower
Tower shape tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern unpainted tower, white lantern
Height 23 metres (75 ft)
Focal height 26 metres (85 ft)
Current lens rotating catadioptric lens (6 panels in 2 groups of 3)
Light source mains power
Range 26 nmi (48 km; 30 mi)
Characteristic Fl (3) W 10s.
Fog signal 1 blast every 10s.
Admiralty number A2700
NGA number 2104
ARLHS number ENG-159
Managing agent Port of Tyne

Tynemouth (/ˈtnˌmθ/) is a town and a historic borough in Tyne and Wear, England at the mouth of the River Tyne, being 8.1 miles (13.0 km) east-northeast of Newcastle upon Tyne.Historically part of Northumberland, the modern town of Tynemouth includes North Shields and Cullercoats and had a 2011 population of 67,519. It is administered as part of the borough of North Tyneside, but until 1974 was an independent county borough, including North Shields, in its own right. It had a population of 17,056 in 2001. The population of the Tynemouth ward of North Tyneside was at the 2011 Census 10,472.

Its history dates back to an Iron Age settlement and its strategic position on a headland over-looking the mouth of the Tyne continued to be important through to the Second World War. Its historic buildings, dramatic views and award-winning beaches attract visitors from around the world. The heart of the town, known by residents as "The village", has popular coffee-shops, pubs and restaurants. It is a prosperous area with comparatively expensive housing stock, ranging from Georgian terraces to Victorian ship-owners' houses to 1960s "executive homes". It is represented at Westminster by the Labour MP Alan Campbell.

The headland towering over the mouth of the River Tyne has been settled since the Iron Age. The Romans may have occupied it as a signal station, though it is just north of the Hadrian's Wall frontier (the Roman fort and supply depot of Arbeia stands almost opposite it on the southern headland of the Tyne). In the 7th century a monastery was built in Tynemouth and later fortified. The headland was known as Pen Bal Crag.


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