Gateshead

[ geyts-hed ]

/ ˈgeɪtsˌhɛd /

a metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, in NE England: seaport on the Tyne River opposite Newcastle.

Example sentences from the Web for gateshead

He came down to Gateshead about three weeks ago and wanted missis to give up all to him.

Jane Eyre |Charlotte Bronte
Thou will go to Gateshead Fair, get locked up, and I shall have to bail thee out.

Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) |George Jacob Holyoake
Gateshead was also supplied by the mains of the Whittle Dean Company.

A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2) |Charles Creighton
I would not now have exchanged Lowood with all its privations for Gateshead and its daily luxuries.

Jane Eyre |Charlotte Bronte

Several witches at Gateshead examined, and carried to Durham for trial; "a grave for a witch."

A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 |Wallace Notestein

Gateshead

/ (ˈɡeɪtsˌhɛd) /

a port in NE England, in Gateshead unitary authority, Tyne and Wear: engineering works, cultural centre. Pop: 78 403 (2001)

a unitary authority in NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 191 000 (2003 est). Area: 142 sq km (55 sq miles)