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'''North Shields''' is an industrial town in the [[Tyneside]] conurbation in north-east [[England]], on the north bank of the [[River Tyne]] between [[Wallsend]] and [[Tynemouth]] (where the river enters the [[North Sea]]. Traditional industries included coal mining and coal export, and shipbuilding. It now has a small sea-fishing fleet, and some ship repair is carried on; the town is also the administrative centre for the Metropolitan Borough of [[North Tyneside]]. North Shields is connected to [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] by the [[Tyne and Wear Metro]], and to [[South Shields]] by ferry. The Tyne Commissioners Quay in North Shields is the terminus for ferry services to [[Scandinavia]], the [[Netherlands]] and [[Germany]].
 
'''North Shields''' is an industrial town in the [[Tyneside]] conurbation in north-east [[England]], on the north bank of the [[River Tyne]] between [[Wallsend]] and [[Tynemouth]] (where the river enters the [[North Sea]]. Traditional industries included coal mining and coal export, and shipbuilding. It now has a small sea-fishing fleet, and some ship repair is carried on; the town is also the administrative centre for the Metropolitan Borough of [[North Tyneside]]. North Shields is connected to [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] by the [[Tyne and Wear Metro]], and to [[South Shields]] by ferry. The Tyne Commissioners Quay in North Shields is the terminus for ferry services to [[Scandinavia]], the [[Netherlands]] and [[Germany]].
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