Gateshead is a Town in the county of Tyne and Wear.
The town of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England, is situated on the south bank of the River Tyne, in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead.
Gateshead postcode: NE11 0
There are great places to visit near Gateshead including some great towns, shopping centres, cities and airports.
Towns to visit near Gateshead include Gateshead.
Gateshead has some unmissable shopping centres nearby like Metrocentre, and Eldon Square.
There are a several good cities in the area around Gateshead like Newcastle.
The area close to Gateshead boasts some of the best airports including Newcastle International Airport.
Gateshead History
There are some historic monuments around Gateshead:
Areas of Gateshead
Like most towns and cities Gateshead is comprised of a number of areas, once separate villages or small towns and parishes now part of Gateshead.
Many of the areas of Gateshead have their own character and places of interest.
Places to see near Gateshead
History of Gateshead
The earliest recorded coal mining in the Gateshead area is dated to 1344. As trade on the Tyne prospered there were several attempts by the burghers of Newcastle to annex Gateshead. In 1576 a small group of Newcastle merchants acquired the ‘Grand Lease’ of the manors of Gateshead and Whickham. In the hundred years from 1574 coal shipments from Newcastle increased elevenfold while the population of Gateshead doubled to approximately 5,500. However, the lease and the abundant coal supplies ended in 1680. The pits were shallow as problems of ventilation and flooding defeated attempts to mine coal from the deeper seams.
