Gateshead is a large town in North East England and principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, situated on the southern bank of the River Tyne. Gateshead is joined to Newcastle via seven bridges across the Tyne, including the Gateshead Millennium Bridge.

How did Gateshead get its name?

1190), literally "goat's head" but in the context of a place-name meaning 'headland or hill frequented by (wild) goats'. Although other derivations have been mooted, it is this that is given by the standard authorities.

What is the meaning of Gateshead?

Gateshead in British English

(ˈɡeɪtsˌhɛd ) 1. a port in NE England, in Gateshead unitary authority, Tyne and Wear: engineering works, cultural centre.