Felling

England, United Kingdom

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Felling, former town, now a ward of Gateshead metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, northeastern England. It lies on the south bank of the River Tyne.

The town grew rapidly at the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century with the extension of coal mining and later with the expansion of riverside industries such as shipbuilding and the manufacture of glass and heavy chemicals. New light industries later offset declining employment in the traditional staple industries. Pop. (2001) ward, 7,299; Felling and Gateshead urban area, 112,599; (2011) ward, 8,908; Gateshead town (built-up area subdivision), 120,046.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.