North Shields

North Shields is a town in the borough of in , England. It is 8 miles north-east of and borders nearby and .
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Places of Interest

Highlights: North Shields and Christ Church.

Railway station
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is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the coastal town of .

Church
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is a church North Shields, in the county…

Archaeological site
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was a large Roman fort in …

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Shields and Tynemouth.

Town
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is a coastal port town…

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is a large town in …

North Shields

Latitude
55.00877° or 55° 0′ 32″ north
Longitude
-1.4471° or 1° 26′ 50″ west
Population
39,700
Elevation
138 feet (42 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB NSH
Open location code
9C7W2H53+G5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 297933306
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2641267
Wiki­data ID
Q746096
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“North Shields” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شيلدز الشمالية”
  • Asturian: “North Shields”
  • Basque: “North Shields”
  • Belarusian: “Норт-Шылдс”
  • Catalan: “North Shields”
  • Cebuano: “North Shields”
  • Chinese: “北希尔兹”
  • Czech: “North Shields”
  • Dutch: “North Shields”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شيلدز الشماليه”
  • Esperanto: “North Shields”
  • French: “North Shields”
  • German: “North Shields”
  • Hebrew: “נורת‘ שילדס”
  • Irish: “Shields Thuaidh”
  • Italian: “North Shields”
  • Japanese: “ノース・シールズ”
  • Ladin: “North Shields”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “North Shields”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “North Shields”
  • Norwegian: “North Shields”
  • Persian: “نورث شیلدز”
  • Polish: “North Shields”
  • Russian: “Норт-Шилдс”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “North Shields”
  • Silesian: “North Shield”
  • Silesian: “North Shields”
  • Slovak: “North Shields”
  • Spanish: “North Shields”
  • Swedish: “North Shields”
  • Ukrainian: “Норт-Шилдс”
  • Urdu: “نارتھ شیلڈز”
  • Welsh: “North Shields”
  • “North Shields”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Chirton and Meadow Well.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: The Beacon and The Family Hub.

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