Editing Gateshead (section)

==Geography==
The town of Gateshead is in the [[North East England|North East of England]] in the ceremonial county of [[Tyne and Wear]], and within the historic boundaries of [[County Durham]]. It is located on the southern bank of the [[River Tyne]] at a [[latitude]] of 54.57° N and a [[longitude]] of 1.35° W.
Gateshead experiences a [[temperate]] climate which is considerably warmer than some other locations at similar latitudes as a result of the warming influence of the [[Gulf Stream]] (via the [[North Atlantic drift]]). It is located in the [[rain shadow]] of the [[North Pennines]] and is therefore in one of the driest regions of the [[United Kingdom]].

One of the most distinguishing features of Gateshead is its [[topography]]. The land rises 230 feet from [[Gateshead Quays]] to the town centre and continues rising to a height of 525 feet at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in [[Sheriff Hill]]. This is in contrast to the flat and low lying [[Team Valley]] located on the western edges of town. The high elevations allow for impressive views over the Tyne valley into [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] and across [[Tyneside]] to [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]] and the [[North Sea]] from lookouts in Windmill Hills and Windy Nook respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.publicartonline.org.uk/resources/reports/documents/AngelSymposiumMap.pdf |title=Layout 1 |access-date=7 November 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227012428/http://www.publicartonline.org.uk/resources/reports/documents/AngelSymposiumMap.pdf |archive-date=27 February 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/Leisure%20and%20Culture/countryside/sites/windynook.aspx |title=Windy Nook Nature Park Local Nature Reserve |publisher=Gateshead.gov.uk |access-date=22 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606201327/http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/Leisure%20and%20Culture/countryside/sites/windynook.aspx |archive-date=6 June 2012 }}</ref>

The [[Office for National Statistics]] defines the town as an urban sub-division. The 2011 ONS urban sub-division of Gateshead contains the historical County Borough together with areas that the town has absorbed, including [[Dunston, Tyne and Wear|Dunston]], [[Felling, Tyne and Wear|Felling]], [[Heworth, Tyne and Wear|Heworth]], [[Pelaw]] and [[Bill Quay]].<ref name="citypopulation.de">These are the boundaries of the town of Gateshead (2011 methodology) {{cite web |url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/uk-england-northeastengland.php?cityid=E35001222 |title=North East England (United Kingdom): Counties and Unitary Districts & Settlements - Population Statistics, Charts and Map |access-date=25 March 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223064148/http://www.citypopulation.de/php/uk-england-northeastengland.php?cityid=E35001222 |archive-date=23 February 2016 }}</ref>

Given the proximity of Gateshead to Newcastle, just south of the [[River Tyne]] from the [[Newcastle upon Tyne City Centre|city centre]], it is sometimes incorrectly referred to as being a part of Newcastle. [[Gateshead Council]] and [[Newcastle City Council]] teamed up in 2000 to create a unified marketing brand name, [[NewcastleGateshead]], to better promote the whole of the Tyneside conurbation.

===Climate===
Climate in this area has small differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round to meet the criterion for Oceanic climate, at least 30&nbsp;mm per month. The [[Köppen Climate Classification]] subtype for this climate is "[[Köppen climate classification#Group C: Temperate/mesothermal climates|Cfb]]" (Marine West Coast Climate/[[Oceanic climate]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=591108&cityname=Gateshead%2C+England%2C+United+Kingdom&units=|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130712075342/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=591108&cityname=Gateshead,+England,+United+Kingdom&units=|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 July 2013|title=Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)|work=Weatherbase}}</ref>
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===Green belt===
{{main|North East Green Belt}}

The town is within the wider Tyne & Wear Green Belt,<ref>{{cite web|title=Planning for the Future Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan for Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne 2010-2030 - Adopted March 2015|url=https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/sites/default/files/wwwfileroot/planning-and-buildings/planning-policy/planning_for_the_future_core_strategy_and_urban_core_plan_2010-2030.pdf|website=www.newcastle.gov.uk|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081218/https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/sites/default/files/wwwfileroot/planning-and-buildings/planning-policy/planning_for_the_future_core_strategy_and_urban_core_plan_2010-2030.pdf|archive-date=16 January 2018}}</ref> with its portion in much of its surrounding rural area of the borough. It is a part of the local [[development plan]] which is in conjunction with Newcastle city borough, and was created in the 1960s.

Its stated aims<ref>{{cite web|title=Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan - Section 3 Strategic Policies - Chapter 12 People and Place|url=https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/sites/default/files/wwwfileroot/planning-and-buildings/planning-policy/section_3_-_strategic_policies.pdf|website=www.newcastle.gov.uk|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122134206/https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/sites/default/files/wwwfileroot/planning-and-buildings/planning-policy/section_3_-_strategic_policies.pdf|archive-date=22 January 2018}}</ref> are to:

* ''Prevent the merging of settlements, particularly: Gateshead with [[Hebburn]], [[Washington, Tyne and Wear|Washington]], Birtley or Whickham ...the main built-up area with nearby villages; and villages with each other,'' 
* ''Safeguard the countryside from encroachment,''
* ''Check unrestricted [[urban sprawl]], and''
* ''Assist in urban regeneration in the city-region by encouraging the recycling of derelict and other urban land.''

In the Gateshead borough boundary, as well as the aforementioned areas, it also surrounds the communities of [[Chopwell]], [[Crawcrook]], [[Greenside, Tyne and Wear|Greenside]], [[High Spen]], [[Kibblesworth]], Lockhaugh, [[Rowlands Gill]], [[Ryton, Tyne and Wear|Ryton]], [[Sunniside, Gateshead|Sunniside]], as well several small hamlets. Landscape features and facilities such as woods and nature reserves, local golf courses, Burdon Moor and Whinell Hill are also within the green belt area.

===Districts===
The town of Gateshead consists of the following districts. Some of them were once separate settlements that were absorbed by encroaching [[urban sprawl]], while others consist entirely of retail, industrial and housing estates. Many of these areas overlap each other and their boundaries are by no means official or fixed. Gateshead is a Town (Urban Subdivision) in the [[Tyneside urban area]].<ref name="citypopulation.de"/>
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*Gateshead town centre
*[[Bensham]]'s ward
**[[Team Valley]]
**Team Valley Trading Estate
*[[Deckham]]'s ward
**Mount Pleasant
**[[Carr Hill]]
**Old Fold
**Shipcote (overlaps into two wards)
*Bridges' ward
**Central
**Redheugh
*Chowdene's ward
**Harlow Green
*[[Dunston, Tyne and Wear|Dunston]] and Teams' ward
**Low Teams
**[[Swalwell]]
*[[Low Fell]]
*Whickham East's ward
**Dunston Hill
*High Fell's ward
**Black Hill
**[[Sheriff Hill]]
**Ravensworth
**Beacon Lough
**Egremont Estate
*Low Fell's ward
**Lyndhurst
**Allerdene
*Saltwell's ward
**Shipcote (overlaps into two wards)
*[[Wardley, Gateshead|Wardley]] and [[Leam Lane Estate|Leam Lane]]'s ward
**Follingsby
*[[Pelaw]] and [[Heworth, Tyne and Wear|Heworth]]'s ward
**Bill Quay
*[[Felling, Tyne and Wear|Felling]]
**North Felling/ Felling Shore (Formerly known as Tyne Main)
**[[Felling, Tyne and Wear|Falla Park]]
**[[Felling, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland Road]]
*Lamesley's ward
**[[Wrekenton]]
**[[Eighton Banks]]
*[[Windy Nook]] and Whitehills' ward
**Staneway
**Whitehills Estate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Gateshead,+Tyne+and+Wear/@54.9421035,-1.589047,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x487e65525287ead7:0x594570c53db4f5c6?hl=en|title=Google Maps|work=google.co.uk}}</ref>
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