West Harton is an area of the town of
South Shields, in
Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear () is a metropolitan county in North East England, situated around the mouths of the rivers Tyne and Wear. It was created in 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972, along with five metropolitan boroughs of Gateshead, Newc ...
, England. It is primarily a residential area, with several schools and leisure facilities, including
St Wilfrid's College and Brinkburn Recreation Ground.
South Tyneside District Hospital is also situated in the area.
It is served by
Tyne Dock Metro station on the
Tyne and Wear Metro
The Tyne and Wear Metro is an overground and underground light rail rapid transit system serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, and the City of Sunderland (together forming Tyne and Wear). The network opened in ...
.
Suburbs of South Shields
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