Editing Gateshead (section)

{{Short description|Town in Tyne and Wear, England}}
{{About|Gateshead, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name = Gateshead
| type = Town
| static_image_name = {{multiple images|perrow=2|total_width=250px|align=Center|type=infobox
|image1=The Baltic Centre in Gateshead (geograph 6379018).jpg
|image2=Sage Gateshead (51218527548).jpg
|image3=Stainless Steel sculpture, Trinity Square, Gateshead. (21008578901).jpg
|image4=Angel of the North, Gateshead, United Kingdom.jpg
|image5=Saltwell Towers, Saltwell Park, Gateshead (geograph 2319658).jpg
|image6=Gateshead Library (geograph 6337694).jpg}}
| static_image_caption = {{ubl|Upper: [[BALTIC]] and [[GH Music Centre|The Glasshouse]] on 
the [[Quayside]]|Middle: [[Trinity Square, Gateshead|Trinity Square]] Halo and the [[Angel of the North]] |Lower: [[Saltwell Towers|Saltwell Park]] and the Central Library}}
| coordinates = {{coord|54|57|20|N|1|36|00|W|display=inline,title}}
| population = 199,139
| population_ref = <ref>ONS mid-year population estimates 2023</ref>
| metropolitan_borough = [[Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead|Gateshead]]
| metropolitan_county = [[Tyne and Wear]]
| region = North East England
| country = England
| constituency_westminster = [[Gateshead Central and Whickham (UK Parliament constituency)|Gateshead Central and Whickham]]
| post_town = GATESHEAD
| postcode_area = NE
| postcode_district = NE8-NE11
| dial_code = 0191
| os_grid_reference = NZ2460
| website = {{URL|gateshead.gov.uk}}
}}
'''Gateshead''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|g|eɪ|t|s|(|h|)|ɛ|d}}) is a town in the [[Gateshead Metropolitan Borough]] of [[Tyne and Wear]], England. It is on the [[River Tyne]]'s southern bank. The town's attractions include the twenty metre tall [[Angel of the North]] sculpture on the town's southern outskirts, [[The Glasshouse International Centre for Music]] and the [[Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art]]. The town shares the [[Gateshead Millennium Bridge|Millennium Bridge]], [[Tyne Bridge]] and multiple other bridges with [[Newcastle upon Tyne]].

[[Historic counties of England|Historically]] part of [[County Durham]], under the [[Local Government Act 1888]] the town was made a [[county borough]], meaning it was administered independently of the [[county council]].<ref name=gBoroughHist1974/>

In the [[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 Census]], the town had a population of 196,151.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Custom report - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/sources/census_2021/report?compare=E08000037 |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=www.nomisweb.co.uk}}</ref>