Editing Tynemouth (section)

{{Short description|Town in Tyne and Wear, England}}
{{For|the parliamentary constituency of Tynemouth|Tynemouth (UK Parliament constituency)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2012}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name            = Tynemouth
| country                  = England
| region                   = North East England
| static_image_name        = Tynemouth Festival - geograph.org.uk - 1803180.jpg
| static_image_caption     = Front Street, Tynemouth 
| population               = 60,605
| population_ref           = (Built-up area, 2021)<ref name=ONS/>
| os_grid_reference        = NZ367694
| coordinates              = {{coord|55.017|-1.423|type:city(70000)_region:GB-NTY|display=inline,title}}
| post_town                = NORTH SHIELDS
| postcode_area            = NE
| postcode_district        = NE30
| dial_code                = 0191
| constituency_westminster = [[Tynemouth (UK Parliament constituency)|Tynemouth]]
| metropolitan_borough     = [[North Tyneside]]
| metropolitan_county      = [[Tyne and Wear]]
}}

'''Tynemouth''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|aɪ|n|m|aʊ|θ}}) is a coastal town in the [[metropolitan borough]] of [[North Tyneside]], in [[Tyne and Wear]], England. It is located on the north side of the mouth of the [[River Tyne, England|River Tyne]], hence its name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/UK_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Tynemouth,+UK&toplace=Newcastle+upon+Tyne,+UK&dt1=ChIJ-ZkSVb9ufkgRXbw_ebUVvW8&dt2=ChIJzWRvDH6FfUgRkWGncrBS4gs|title=Distance between Tynemouth, UK and Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (UK)|website=distancecalculator.globefeed.com}}</ref> It is {{convert|8|mi|km|0|abbr=off|spell=in}} east-northeast of [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]. The medieval [[Tynemouth Priory and Castle]] stand on a headland overlooking both the mouth of the river and the [[North Sea]], with the town centre lying immediately west of the headland.

Historically part of [[Northumberland]] until 1974, the town was a [[county borough]] which included the nearby town of [[North Shields]].

At the 2021 census the Tynemouth built-up area as defined by the [[Office for National Statistics]] (which also includes North Shields) had a population of 60,605.<ref name=ONS>{{cite web |title=Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021 |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/articles/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwales/census2021 |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=26 March 2024}}</ref>