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South Shields

UK Place
Demography
Population82854
Administration
Metropolitan boroughSouth Tyneside
Metropolitan countyTyne and Wear
RegionNorth East England
CountryEngland
Other Information
Post townSOUTH SHIELDS
Postcode districtNE33, NE34 NE
Dialling code0191
UK ParliamentSouth Shields

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South Shields (or locally just Shields) is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne to Tyne Dock, and about 4.84 mi (7.8 km) downstream from Newcastle upon Tyne. The town has a population of 82,854, and is part of the metropolitan borough of South Tyneside, which includes the riverside towns of Jarrow and Hebburn and the villages of Boldon, Cleadon and Whitburn. South Shields is represented in parliament by Labour MP David Miliband.


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