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South Shields Escorts |
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| Valentine Girls Newcastle escort agency service the area of South Shields for outcall appointments to both homes and hotels. We have escorts in South Shields as well as throughout the northeast region, so the notice required for your escort to arrive will depend upon the distance and area they are travelling from. However usually we can have an escort to you in South Shields within 2 hours. |
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A little history of South Shields |
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| South Shields (or locally just Shields) is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne to Tyne Dock, and about 5 miles downstream from Newcastle upon Tyne. The town is part of the metropolitan borough of South Tyneside, which includes the riverside towns of Jarrow and Hebburn and the villages of Boldon, Cleadon, Whitburn, Seaburn and Roker. |
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| The first settlers of the area were the Brigantes, although there is no evidence they built a settlement within the town of South Shields. Earlier Celtic inscriptions were found as evident in CAER URFA, the original name for south Shields. The Romans built a fort here around AD 160, and expanded it around AD 208 to help supply their soldiers along Hadrian's Wall. Divisions living at the fort included Tigris bargemen (from Persia/modern day Iraq), Spanish/French soldiers, and Syrian archers/spearmen. The fort was abandoned as the Roman Empire declined in the fourth century AD. Many ruins still exist today, and some structures have been rebuilt as part of a modern museum. |
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| In the sixth century, northeast England was famed for its centre of religious enlightenment and education, with the holy isle of Lindisfarne, close to Bamburgh and important religious clergy: St Aidan, St Bede, St Cuthbert. This region was known as 'Bernicia' with Bamburgh its capital and forming the Kingdom of Northumbria, with Deira (Yorkshire) forming the southern boundary. |
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| The Vikings raided the area in the ninth century, establishing settlements and controlling most of northern England (and East Anglia) from York (Yorvik) to South Shields. It is said in local folklore that a Viking ship ran aground at herdsands in its attempts to disembark at a cove nearby. The current town was founded in 1245 and developed as a fishing port. Salt-panning expanded as an industry in 1499. During the Civil War, parliament's Scottish allies captured the town and caused the royalists to flee south, leading to the Boldon Hill battle. |
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| In the Victorian era, coal mining led to a boom in the town. Population increased from 12,000 in 1801 to 75,000 by the 1860s, as the coal industry played a part in creating wealth both regionally and nationally. Due to an ancient Royal Charter, Newcastle administrated the sale of coal on the river Tyne. In 1832, with the Great Reform Act, South Shields and Gateshead got their own MP and became boroughs, resulting in coal mining taxes being paid to the Government instead of the Bishops of Durham. The rapid growth of coal made sanitation a problem as evident in the creation of the Cleadon water tower, still used to this day. In the 1850s, shipbuilding became a prominent industry, but this industry declined over time due to cheaper labour and raw materials in South East Asia. The last shipbuilder, John Readhead & Sons, closed in 1984 and the last pit, Westoe Colliery, in 1991. Today, the town relies largely on service industries, whilst many residents commute to work in nearby Newcastle, Gateshead, North Tyneside and Sunderland. |
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| One of the most historic parts of the town is the quaint & beautiful Westoe village, which consists of a quiet street of 1st grade and 2nd grade Georgian and Victorian houses, many of which had been built by Victorian business leaders from the coal or ship industries in town. Given its beautiful setting, parks and trees, this street was often the setting for a number of books by the novelist Catherine Cookson |
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| The Tyne and Wear Metro links South Shields to Newcastle city centre, and to other destinations in Tyne and Wear including Whitley Bay, Newcastle Airport, and Sunderland. A half-hourly ferry service connects South Shields to the North Shields Fish Quay on the opposite bank of the River Tyne. |
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| All of our stunning North East escorts can be booked for an outcall appointment within the South Shields area, and of course throughout the northeast region. So if you live in the South Shields area or are simply visiting South Shields for business or a few days relaxation and pleasure, why not let one of our stunning North East escorts help you unwind. Our Valentine Girls can visit you for an outcall appointment in your hotel or in the comfort of your own home. |
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| As well as providing escorts in South Shields, our South Shields escorts cover most of the North East including: Newcastle, Gateshead, Gosforth, Jesmond, Whitley Bay, North Shields, Tynemouth, Wallsend, Sunderland, Washington, Durham, Stockton, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough and many areas within Northumberland, Tyneside, Wearside, County Durham, and Teesside. |
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| Valentine Girls Newcastle escort agency can provide you with that special escort companion to help make your visit to the North East a little extra memorable. So please browse through our selection of beautiful North East escorts, then contact our escort agency to arrange your South Shields escort today. You're just a phone call away from having a great day! |
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