What is Gateshead?
{{Infobox UK place |country = England |official_name= Gateshead |latitude= 54.95 |longitude= -1.60 |population = 78,403 |population_ref = (2001 Census) <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070421211031/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=8271&Pos=2&ColRank=1&Rank=224 Census 2001 Neighbourhood Statistics]{{dead link|date=May 2012}}</ref> |metropolitan_borough= [[Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead|Gateshead]] |metropolitan_county= [[Tyne and Wear]] |region= North East England |constituency_westminster= [[Gateshead (UK Parliament constituency)|Gateshead]] |post_town= GATESHEAD |postcode_area= NE |postcode_district= NE8-NE11 |dial_code= 0191 |os_grid_reference= NZ2460 |static_image= Newcastle Quayside with bridges.jpg |static_image_caption= <small>Gateshead Waterfront</small> }} '''Gateshead''' is a town in [[Tyne and Wear]], [[England]]. It lies on the southern bank of the [[River Tyne, England|River Tyne]], opposite [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]. Gateshead town centre and Newcastle city centre are very close to one another, and together they form the urban core of [[Tyneside]]. Gateshead is the main settlement in the [[Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead]]. == References == <references/> {{Commonscat}} {{UK-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Gateshead| ]]