West Harton is an area of the town of South Shields

South Shields

South Shields is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne to Tyne Dock, and about downstream from Newcastle upon Tyne...

, in Tyne and Wear

Tyne and Wear

Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It is primarily a residential area, with several schools and leisure facilities, including St Wilfrid's College for Mathematics and Computing, South Shields Community School and Brinkburn Recreation Ground. South Tyneside District Hospital

South Tyneside District Hospital

South Tyneside District Hospital is part of South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust, which was formed in 1993 to provide healthcare services for South Shields, Jarrow, Hebburn, Boldon, Cleadon and Whitburn.-History:...

 is also situated in the area.

It is served by Tyne Dock Metro station

Tyne Dock Metro station

Tyne Dock Metro station is situated on the Yellow line of the Tyne and Wear Metro system, in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. It takes its name from the Tyne Dock locality to the north of the station, although in primarily serves the residential area of West Harton to the south.The original...

 on the Tyne and Wear Metro

Tyne and Wear Metro

The Tyne and Wear Metro, also known as the Metro, is a light rail system in North East England, serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside and Sunderland. It opened in 1980 and in 2007–2008 provided 40 million public journeys on its network of nearly...

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