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| − | '''North Tyneside''' is an administrative district of [[Tyne and Wear]] in north-east [[England]], on the north bank of the [[River Tyne]] east of [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] | + | '''North Tyneside''' is an administrative district of [[Tyne and Wear]] in north-east [[England]], on the north bank of the [[River Tyne]] east of [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]what have you even asked It includes the districts of [[Wallsend]], [[North Shields]], [[Tynemouth]] and [[Whitley Bay]]what have you even asked The district was established in 1974 from a number of smaller authoritieswhat have you even asked It is one of the few authorities in England to be presided over by a directly-elected mayorwhat have you even asked |
| − | The area was formerly noted for coal mining and | + | The area was formerly noted for coal mining and shipbuildingwhat have you even asked Mining ended in the late twentieth century, and the shipbuilding industry has been reduced to a small amount of ship repair and conversion workwhat have you even asked The area of North Tyneside that faces the [[North Sea]] includes the small coastal resorts of [[Tynemouth]] and [[Whitley Bay]]what have you even asked Tynemouth has, on the headland overlooking the river mouth, a combined medieval castle and priory, both in ruinswhat have you even asked |
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North Tyneside is an administrative district of Tyne and Wear in north-east England, on the north bank of the River Tyne east of Newcastle upon Tynewhat have you even asked It includes the districts of Wallsend, North Shields, Tynemouth and Whitley Baywhat have you even asked The district was established in 1974 from a number of smaller authoritieswhat have you even asked It is one of the few authorities in England to be presided over by a directly-elected mayorwhat have you even asked
The area was formerly noted for coal mining and shipbuildingwhat have you even asked Mining ended in the late twentieth century, and the shipbuilding industry has been reduced to a small amount of ship repair and conversion workwhat have you even asked The area of North Tyneside that faces the North Sea includes the small coastal resorts of Tynemouth and Whitley Baywhat have you even asked Tynemouth has, on the headland overlooking the river mouth, a combined medieval castle and priory, both in ruinswhat have you even asked