South Shields

American  

noun

1. a seaport in Tyne and Wear, in NE England, at the mouth of the Tyne River.

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South Shields British  

noun

1. a port in NE England, in South Tyneside unitary authority, Tyne and Wear, on the Tyne estuary opposite North Shields. Pop: 82 854 (2001)

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Example Sentences

The Market Gallery had been due to open in a former Wilko store in South Shields when it was broken into and vandalised.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

Exhausted entrants to the Great North Run sweated their way through Newcastle, Gateshead and South Shields to pick up their medals last week.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

The Great Run Company, which organises the half-marathon from Newcastle to South Shields, has said its "thoughts and sympathies are with all those who loved and knew him".

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2024

South Shields has earned four promotions to higher leagues in his nine years as chairman.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2024

Then he had the charge of a church in South Shields, and in 1861 he received a call to Greenwich, where people from various churches flocked to hear him.

From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.