Saltwell is a district of central

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directly south of the town centre. The area had a population of 9,659 in 2011 and contains

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and the Saltwell Towers. The area is also multicultural, being home to large and expanding Jewish and Muslim communities.

Local area

Saltwell has many local amenities such as Saltwell Park in the south of the district along with the Gateshead Library, the Shipley Art Gallery and

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Geography

Saltwell lies on relatively flat land in

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, 255 miles north-northwest of

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, 1 mile south of

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and 10 miles northwest of

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Demography

Saltwell had a population of 9,659 in 2011, more than the 2001 figure of 8,141. In 2011, 19.5% of Saltwell's population was non

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compared with 8.1% in 2001. Saltwell is the second most ethnically diverse ward in the

Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead The Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, England. It includes Gateshead, Rowlands Gill, Whickham, Blaydon, Ryton, Tyne and Wear, Ryton, Felling (UK), Felling, Birtley, Tyne and ...

and the town of

, with slightly less ethnic minorities than the Bridges ward but Saltwell has a larger Jewish community.

References

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