North East England

North-East England is one of the nine official regions of England and includes the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear and a small part of North Yorkshire.

North East England

The highest point in the region is The Cheviot, in Northumberland, at 815m and the largest city is Newcastle. Sunderland is 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 the Pennines and Weardale. It also has great historic importance. There are two World Heritage Sites: Durham Cathedral and Hadrian's Wall.

Local government

The official region consists 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. Darlington U.A.
		9. Hartlepool U.A.
		10. Stockton-on-Tees U.A. (North of River Tees)
	North Yorkshire (part only)	10. Stockton-on-Tees U.A. (South of River Tees)
		11. Redcar and Cleveland U.A.
		12. Middlesbrough U.A.

Key: shire county = † | metropolitan county = *

Other websites

• North East England Archived 2019-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
• The North East HUB Archived 2014-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
• North East Regional Assembly Archived 2008-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
• The North East Biodiversity Forum Archived 2021-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
• Future Races in North East England