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.

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 File:EnglandNorthEastNumbered .png  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 = *

Education

 Other websites 

 North East England 
 The North East HUB 
 North East Regional Assembly 
 The North East Biodiversity Forum 
 Future Races in North East England