Whickham

Whickham
Village
St Mary the Virgin church, Whickham
Whickham Location within Tyne and Wear
Population	16,652 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	NZ208613
Metropolitan borough	Gateshead
Metropolitan county	Tyne and Wear
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode district	NE16
Dialling code	0191
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Tyne and Wear
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Blaydon
List of places UK England Tyne and Wear 54°56′46″N 1°40′34″W / 54.946°N 1.6761°W / 54.946; -1.6761

Whickham is a village in Tyne and Wear, North East England,^[1] within the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. The village is on high ground overlooking the River Tyne and 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne.