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Westoe Is a Suburb of South Shields. It Was Originally a Separate Village but Was Gradually Absorbed into South Shields as the Town Expanded During the Late...
Westoe is a suburb of South Shields. It was originally a separate village but was gradually absorbed into South Shields as the town expanded during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. "Westoe Village" includes Georgian and Victorian houses, built for affluent business people, including the owners of local mines and shipyards. Parts of Westoe are a Conservation Area, first designated in 1971 and extended in 1975 and 1981, and based around the Westoe Village historic core.
Westoe is a suburb of South Shields, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom. The ward population taken at the 2011 census was 8,080.
History
Westoe was originally a village a mile south of South Shields, and was gradually absorbed into the urban sprawl extending from the centre of Shields at the end of the niineteenth century.
In contemporary usage the term "Westoe Village" refers to a specific quiet suburban East-West road in the Westoe area. It consists of Georgian and Victorian houses, many being built by Victorian business leaders in South Shields, including those who owned mines and shipyards. It is considered the most exclusive area in South Shields.
A number of houses which were once part of the historical village of Westoe are not considered to be part of Westoe Village. The paired early nineteenth century houses of Westoe Terrace have been absorbed into the late Victorian terrace of Dean Road.
Politics
Westoe is an electoral ward of South Tyneside Council, bordered to the north by Beacon and Bents ward, to the east by Horsley Hill ward, to the south by Harton ward, and to the west by Simonside and Rekendyke, and West Park, wards. In the 2007 local elections the ward returned three independent candidates.
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