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Hebburn

Hebburn (heb'ûrn) [key], town (1991 pop. 22,103), South Tyneside metropolitan district, NE England, on the Tyne River in the Newcastle upon Tyne metropolitan area. It has shipbuilding, electrical industries, and engineering works.

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