The Tyne and Wear Metro is an overground and underground light rail rapid transit system serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, and the City of Sunderland (together forming Tyne and Wear). The network opened in stages from August 1980 and now serves a total of 60 stations, with two lines covering 77.5 km (48.2 ...

Tyne and Wear (/ ˌ t aɪ n ... ˈ w ɪər /) is a metropolitan county in North East England, situated around the mouths of the rivers Tyne and Wear.It was created in 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972, along with five metropolitan boroughs of Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, North Tyneside and South Tyneside.It is bordered by Northumberland to the north …

The River Wear (/ ˈ w ɪər /, WEER) in North East England rises in the Pennines and flows eastwards, mostly through County Durham to the North Sea in the City of Sunderland.At 60 mi (97 km) long, it is one of the region's longest rivers, wends in a steep valley through the cathedral city of Durham and gives its name to Weardale in its upper reach and Wearside by its mouth.

Hebburn is a town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England.Hebburn is on the south bank of the River Tyne in North East England situated between the towns of Jarrow and Gateshead and to the south of Walker.The population of Hebburn was 18,808 in 2001, reducing to 16,492 at the 2011 Census for the two Hebburn Wards (North Hebburn and South Hebburn). Once part of …

Jarrow (/ ˈ dʒ ær oʊ / or / ˈ dʒ ær ə /) is a town in South Tyneside metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, England, about 5 mi (8.0 km) east of Newcastle.It is situated on the south bank of the River Tyne, about 3 mi (4.8 km) from the east coast.It is home to the southern portal of the Tyne Tunnel.In 2011, Jarrow had a population of 43,431. Jarrow is part of the historic County ...

The Tyne Bridge is a through arch bridge over the River Tyne in North East England, linking Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead.The bridge was designed by the engineering firm Mott, Hay and Anderson, who later designed the Forth Road Bridge, and was built by Dorman Long and Co. of Middlesbrough. The bridge was officially opened on 10 October 1928 by King George V and …

Newcastle usually refers to: . Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England; Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England; Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area in Australia, named after Newcastle upon Tyne; Newcastle, New Castle or New Cassel may also refer to:

The River Tyne / ˈ t aɪ n / is a river in North East England.Its length (excluding tributaries) is 73 miles (118 km). It is formed by the North Tyne and the South Tyne, which converge at Warden Rock near Hexham in Northumberland at a place dubbed 'The Meeting of the Waters'.. The Tyne Rivers Trust measure the whole Tyne catchment as 2,936 km 2 (1,134 square miles), …

Newcastle upon Tyne (RP: / ˈ nj uː k ɑː s əl / NEW-kah-səl, locally / nj uː ˈ k æ s əl / new-KASS-əl), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England.The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is also the most populous city of North East England. ...

The Royal Grammar School (RGS), Newcastle upon Tyne is a selective British independent day school for pupils aged between 7 and 18 years. Founded in 1525 by Thomas Horsley, the Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne, it received royal foundation by Queen Elizabeth I and is the city's oldest institution of learning. It is one of seven schools in the United Kingdom to bear the name "Royal …