Whickham | |
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Village | |
![]() St Mary the Virgin church, Whickham | |
Location within Tyne and Wear | |
Population | 16,652 (2011 Census) |
OS grid reference | NZ208613 |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
Postcode district | NE16 |
Dialling code | 0191 |
Police | Northumbria |
Fire | Tyne and Wear |
Ambulance | North East |
UK Parliament | |
Whickham is a village in Tyne and Wear, North East England,[1] within the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. The village is on high ground overlooking the River Tyne and 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne.