Gateshead

Gateshead
Town
Upper: BALTIC and The Glasshouse on the Quayside Middle: Trinity Square Halo and the Angel of the North Lower: Saltwell Park and the Central Library
Gateshead Location within Tyne and Wear
Population	120,046 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	NZ2460
Metropolitan borough	Gateshead
Metropolitan county	Tyne and Wear
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GATESHEAD
Postcode district	NE8-NE11
Dialling code	0191
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Tyne and Wear
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Gateshead
List of places UK England Tyne and Wear 54°57′20″N 1°36′00″W / 54.95556°N 1.60000°W / 54.95556; -1.60000

Gateshead (/ˈɡeɪts(h)ɛd/) is a town in the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough of Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank. The town's attractions include the twenty metre tall Angel of the North sculpture on the town's southern outskirts, The Glasshouse International Centre for Music and the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art. The town shares the Millennium Bridge, Tyne Bridge and multiple other bridges with Newcastle upon Tyne.

Historically part of County Durham, under the Local Government Act 1888 the town was made a county borough, meaning it was administered independently of the county council.^[1]

In the 2011 Census, the town had a population of 120,046^[2] while the wider borough had 200,214.^[3]