Tyne Dock
Tyne Dock is a neighbourhood within the town of South Shields, Tyne and Wear, on the south bank of the River Tyne. It takes its name from the large dock on the river which was opened in 1859 by the North Eastern Railway to handle Tyneside's coal exports.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: George Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chichester and St Jude’s Church Rekendyke.
Chichester
Railway station
Photo: Mankind 2k, CC BY 2.5.
Chichester is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro serving the Chichester, Laygate, Westoe and West Park areas of South Tyneside, as well as the nearby South Tyneside College campus.
Mortimer Community College
School
Mortimer Community College is a coeducational secondary school in South Shields, South Tyneside, England. It takes pupils from the age of 11 to 16. It is a specialist Arts and Sports College.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westoe and Harton.
Westoe
Suburb
Photo: Terry Whalebone, CC BY 2.0.
Westoe was originally a village near South Shields, in the South Tyneside district, in Tyne and Wear, England, but has since become part of the town and is now used to refer to the area of the town where the village once was.
Harton
Suburb
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harton is a suburban area of South Shields, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It was historically a village, however as the urban area grew it merged with its adjacent villages to become part of the town.
Tyne Dock
- Type: Dock
- Description: neighbourhood within the town of South Shields, England, United Kingdom
- Categories: village and transportation
- Location: South Tyneside, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Tyne Dock” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Tyne Dock”
- French: “Tyne Dock”
- Irish: “Tyne Dock”
- Japanese: “タイン・ドック”
- Welsh: “Tyne Dock”
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