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The Vedra on the Roman map of Britain may be the Tyne, or may be the River Wear. Ptolemy's Tína could be a "misplaced reference" to either this river or the Tyne in East Lothian. [14] There is a theory that *tīn was a word that meant "river" in the local Celtic language or in a language spoken in England before the Celts came: compare Tardebigge.
This is a list of rivers of England, organised geographically and taken anti-clockwise around the English coast where the various rivers discharge into the surrounding seas, from the Solway Firth on the Scottish border to the Welsh Dee on the Welsh border, and again from the Wye on the Welsh border anti-clockwise to the Tweed on the Scottish border.
Second Tyne vehicle tunnel A19 road: Tyne and Wear: 25 Feb 2011: 54°59′14″N 1°29′5″W: First Tyne vehicle tunnel A19 road: Tyne and Wear: 19 Oct 1967: 54°59′14″N 1°29′8″W: Tyne pedestrian and cyclist tunnel Walkway, bike lane: South Tyneside [2], North Tyneside [2] 24 Jul 1951: 54°59′16″N 1°29′15″W [2] Gateshead ...
Tyneside is a built-up area across the banks of the River Tyne in Northern England. Residents of the area are commonly referred to as Geordies. The whole area is surrounded by the North East Green Belt. The population of Tyneside as published in the 2011 census was 774,891, making it the eighth most-populous urban area in the United Kingdom. [1]
River Tyne (3 C, 17 P) Pages in category "Rivers of Tyne and Wear" ... River Derwent, North East England; River Don, Tyne and Wear; O. Ouseburn; T. River Team;
Tyne and Wear (/ ˌ t aɪ n ... ˈ w ɪər /) is a ceremonial county in North East England.It borders Northumberland to the north and County Durham to the south, and the largest settlement is the city of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle (/ nj uː ˈ k æ s əl / ⓘ new-KASS-əl, RP: / ˈ nj uː k ɑː s əl / ⓘ NEW-kah-səl), [5] is a cathedral city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is England's northernmost metropolitan borough, located on the River Tyne's northern bank opposite Gateshead to the south.
Relief map of Northern England, showing the Pennines and river valleys. The Pennines, an upland range sometimes referred to as "the backbone of England" run through most of the area defined as northern England, which stretches from the Tyne Gap to the Peak District.