It is bordered by all four other boroughs in Tyne and Wear: Gateshead to the west, Sunderland in the south, North Tyneside to the north and Newcastle upon Tyne to the north-west. The border county of Northumberland lies further north. The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the County Borough of South Shields along with the municipal borough of Jarrow and the urban districts of Boldon and Hebburn from County Durham.
Town Hall and Civic Offices
Westoe Road
South Shields
Tyne and Wear
NE33 2RL
GSS LA Code: E08000023
DfE Code: 393
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