North East England

North East England

North-East Englandis one of the nine officialregions of Englandand includes the combined area ofNorthumberland,County Durham,Tyne and Wearand a small part ofNorth Yorkshire.

The highest point in the region isThe Cheviot,in Northumberland, at 815m and the largest city isNewcastle.Sunderlandis the second-largest.

The region is known for its urban centres and for its natural beauty:Northumberland National Park,the region's coastline, its section of thePenninesandWeardale.It also has great historic importance. There are twoWorld Heritage Sites:Durham CathedralandHadrian's Wall.

Local government

The officialregionconsists of the following subdivisions:

Map	Ceremonial county	County /unitary	Districts
	1.Northumberland†		a.)Blyth Valley,b.)Wansbeck,c.)Castle Morpeth,d.)Tynedale,e.)Alnwick,f.)Berwick-upon-Tweed
	Tyne and Wear*		2.Newcastle upon Tyne,3.Gateshead,4.North Tyneside,5.South Tyneside,6.Sunderland
	Durham	7. Durham †	a.)Durham (city),b.)Easington,c.)Sedgefield,d.)Teesdale,e.)Wear Valley,f.)Derwentside,g.)Chester-le-Street
		8.DarlingtonU.A.
		9.HartlepoolU.A.
		10.Stockton-on-TeesU.A. (North of River Tees)
	North Yorkshire (part only)	10.Stockton-on-TeesU.A. (South of River Tees)
		11.Redcar and ClevelandU.A.
		12.MiddlesbroughU.A.

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Other websites

• North East EnglandArchived2019-12-02 at theWayback Machine
• The North East HUBArchived2014-03-10 at theWayback Machine
• North East Regional AssemblyArchived2008-03-20 at theWayback Machine
• The North East Biodiversity ForumArchived2021-12-18 at theWayback Machine
• Future Races in North East England