Place:Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England

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NameBorough of Gateshead
TypeBorough (metropolitan)
Coordinates54.95°N 1.933°W
Located inTyne and Wear, England     (1974 - )
See alsoGateshead, Durham, Englandcounty borough from which it was formed
Chester le Street Rural, Durham, Englandrural district contributing to the area
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The Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead is a metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, in northeast England. The borough forms the southwest part of the county. It is named after its largest town, Gateshead, but also spans new town of Rowlands Gill, and the older parishes of Whickham, Blaydon and Ryton. Suburban areas include Felling, Pelaw, Dunston and Low Fell.

It is bordered by numerous local unitary authorities including Newcastle upon Tyne to the north, Northumberland to the west, County Durham to the south, Sunderland to the southeast, and South Tyneside to the east.

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