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Tyne, river, Northumberland and Durham; is formed by the confluence of the North Tyne and South Tyne, 1 mile NW. of Hexham, and flows 30 miles E. to the sea at Tynemouth and South Shields; from Wylam downwards it divides the two counties, and from Newcastle to the sea it forms one continuous harbour.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "river" (ADL Feature Type: "rivers") |
| Administrative units: | County Durham Ancient County Northumberland Ancient County |
| Place: | Tyne |
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