Place:Tyne and Wear, England
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NameTyne and Wear
Alt namesT & Wsource: BIAB Online (1999-2000) accessed 16 Dec 2002; UK Counties and Regions Abbreviations [web site] (1997-98) accessed 16 Dec 2002
Tyne & Wearsource: Royal Mail: PAF Digest [online] (2002) accessed 16 Dec 2002
TYRsource: Curious Fox: UK Counties and Shires [online] (2002). accessed 16 Dec 2002
TypeMetropolitan county
Coordinates54.917°N 1.583°W
Located inEngland     (1974 - 1986)
See alsoNorthumberland, EnglandParent
Contained Places
Borough
Newcastle upon Tyne
Inhabited place
Albany ( 1974 - )
Backworth
Birtley
Blaydon
Boldon
Chirton
Chopwell
Crawcrook ( 1974 - )
Cullercoats
Dudley
Dunston
Felling
Fenham ( 1974 - )
Gateshead
Gibside
Gosforth
Hebburn (near Morpeth)
Hetton-le-Hole
Houghton-le-Spring ( 1974 - )
Jarrow ( 300 - )
Killingworth
Longbenton
Marsden
Monkwearmouth
New York
Newburn
Newcastle upon Tyne
North Shields
Penshaw ( 1974 - )
Rowlands Gill
Ryhope ( 1974 - )
Ryton
Satlwell
South Shields ( 800 - )
Sunderland ( 1974 - )
Sunderland ( 1974 - )
The Boldons ( 1974 - )
Throckley
Tynemouth
Wallsend ( 100 - )
Washington ( 1974 - )
Whickham
Whitburn
Whitley Bay
Wideopen
Parish
Sunderland ( 1974 - )
Unknown
Walker ( 1974 - )
Urban district
Benwell ( 1974 - )
Elswick ( 1974 - )
Heaton ( 1974 - )
Jesmond ( 1974 - )
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Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in North East region of England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. It consists of the five metropolitan boroughs of South Tyneside, North Tyneside, City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and the City of Sunderland.

Prior to reforms in 1974, the territory comprising the county of Tyne and Wear straddled the border between the counties of Northumberland and County Durham. North Tyneside and Newcastle upon Tyne had previously existed within of Northumberland, whereas South Tyneside, Gateshead and Sunderland were all previously within the borders of County Durham, with the River Tyne forming the border of the two counties.

Tyne and Wear is bounded on the east by the North Sea, and as a ceremonial county, shares borders with Northumberland to the north and County Durham to the south.

Tyne and Wear County Council was abolished in 1986, and so its districts (the metropolitan boroughs) are now unitary authorities. However, the metropolitan county continues to exist in law and as a geographic frame of reference.

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