Westoe
Coordinates: 54°59′13″N 1°25′19″W / 54.98694°N 1.42194°W
Westoe is a suburb of South Shields, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom. The ward population taken at the 2011 census was 8,080.
Westoe was originally a village a mile south of South Shields, County Durham, and was gradually absorbed into the urban sprawl extending from the centre of Shields at the end of the niineteenth century.
In contemporary usage the term "Westoe Village" refers to a specific quiet suburban East-West road in the Westoe area. It consists of Georgian and Victorian houses, many being built by Victorian business leaders in South Shields, including those who owned mines and shipyards. It is considered the most exclusive area in South Shields.
A number of houses which were once part of the historical village of Westoe are not considered to be part of Westoe Village. The paired early nineteenth century houses of Westoe Terrace have been absorbed into the late Victorian terrace of Dean Road.
Westoe is an electoral ward of South Tyneside Council, bordered to the north by Beacon and Bents ward, to the east by Horsley Hill ward, to the south by Harton ward, and to the west by Simonside and Rekendyke, and West Park, wards. In the 2007 local elections the ward returned three independent candidates.
The Westoe Road forms part of the A1018 road from South Shields to Seaham.
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