Tyne and Wear, England

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Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in North East England. Covering just 538 sq km (208 sq mi), it has a population of 1.1 million people. It consists of five metropolitan boroughs, namely South Tyneside, North Tyneside, Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and the City of Sunderland.

The metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear was created in 1974 out of territories which were previously part of Northumberland and County Durham. It is sandwiched between Northumberland in the north and County Durham in the south, with the North Sea in the east.

Angel of the North
Author: Tony Grist (public domain)

Gateshead Millennium Bridge
Author: Andrew Curtis (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic)

The Sage Gateshead
Author: Jimfbleak (GNU Free Documentation License)

Towns in Tyne and Wear

Sights in Tyne and Wear

Gateshead

Angel of the North
Beamish Museum
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
Gateshead International Stadium
Gateshead Millennium Bridge
Gibside
MetroCentre
Saltwell Park
Tanfield Railway
The Sage Gateshead

Newcastle upon Tyne

Centre for Life
Discovery Museum
Grey's Monument
Hadrian's Wall
Hancock Museum
Jesmond Dene Public Park
Laing Art Gallery
Leazes Park
Metro Radio Arena
Newcastle Castle Keep
Northumberland Street
Quayside
St James' Park
Theatre Royal
Town Moor
Tyne Bridge
Tyneside Cinema

North Tyneside

Segedunum Roman Fort
St Mary's Island
Tynemouth Castle

South Tyneside

Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum
Bede's World
Marsden Rock Bird Reserve
Souter Point Lighthouse

Sunderland

Bowes Railway
Hylton Castle
Mowbray Park
Penshaw Monument
Sea to Sea Cycle Route
St Peter's Church
Sunderland Aquatic Centre
The Museum and Winter Gardens
The National Glass Centre

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