Cullercoats
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Cullercoats is a coastal settlement in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. Historically in Northumberland, it has now been absorbed into the wider Tyneside conurbation, sitting between Tynemouth to the south and Whitley Bay to the north. The population of this North Tyneside ward at the 2011 census was 9,202.[1]
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View of Cullercoats Bay from the north. The spire of St George's, Cullercoats is visible top right. Bottom right is the lifeboat station. | |
Location within Tyne and Wear | |
Population | 9,202 |
OS grid reference | NZ3621571133 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORTH SHIELDS |
Postcode district | NE30 |
Dialling code | 0191 |
Police | Northumbria |
Fire | Tyne and Wear |
Ambulance | North East |
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There is a semi-circular sandy beach with cliffs and six caves,[2] and the village is a popular destination for day-trippers. It also acts as an attractive dormitory town for nearby Newcastle upon Tyne. The name is thought to derive from dove (or "culver") cotes.