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North Shields Fish QuayNorth Shields Fish Quay is located close to the mouth of the River Tyne, just south of North Shields town centre and around 8 miles east of Newcastle upon Tyne. The town began life here in 1225 as a simple village of 'shielings'(huts)from which the town of North Shields takes its name. The quay was orignally located here to serve the nearby Tynemouth Castle and priory. The growth of North Shields was at one time restricted due to fear that it would take trade from neighbouring Newcastle-upon-Tyne because of its favourable downsteam location. Clifford's Fort, located on the Fish Quay was built in the 1600's as a coastal defences against the Dutch. The Fort also played a role during the Napoleonic Wars. Every Spring Bank Holiday the Fish Quay hosts a mammoth free family festival, with hundreds of stalls and entertainments stretching the full length of the Quay. North Shields Fish Quay information North Shields Fish Quay Festival Information
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