Westoe
Sign in to saveWestoe was originally a village near South Shields, in the South Tyneside district, in Tyne and Wear, England, but has since become part of the town and is now used to refer to the area of the town where the village once was. It is also an electoral ward for local political purposes.
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- Instance of
- civil parish
- Part of
- South Shields
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- South Tyneside
- Location
- South Shields
- Image
- The Westoe, South Shields.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- History
- Westoe Village
- Westoe Colliery
- Westoe Cemetery
- The Westoe Netty
- Westoe Brewery
- Westoe Fair
- Politics
- Metropolitan Borough Council
- UK Parliament
- Transport
- Road
- Tyne and Wear Metro
- Education
- Sport
- Westoe Rugby Football Club
- Harton & Westoe CW
- Readhead Park
- Notable residents
- References
Westoe was originally a village near South Shields, in the South Tyneside district, in Tyne and Wear, England, but has since become part of the town and is now used to refer to the area of the town where the village once was. It is also an electoral ward for local political purposes.
== History == ===Westoe Village=== thumb|right|Postcard of Westoe, 1904
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Westoe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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