South Tyneside

South Tyneside, metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, northeastern England. It lies just southeast of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and is bordered by the River Tyne to the north and the North Sea to the east. Stretches of scenic grassland and beach are found along the seacoast south of South Shields, the administrative centre, at the mouth of the Tyne. South Tyneside’s towns—South Shields, Jarrow, Hebburn, and Boldon—played a prominent role...