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.

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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

It is the 44th staging of the race, which starts in Newcastle, heads through Gateshead and South Tyneside before finishing in South Shields.

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Northumbria Police said officers were called to Whiteleas Way roundabout in South Shields at about 15:30 BST on Saturday following reports of a serious assault.

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The tour, which will being in the autumn and run throughout next year, will also take in the Sainsbury Centre in Norwich, South Shields Museum and Art Gallery and the Grundy Art Gallery in Blackpool.

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