century ▁male ▁writers <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁NE ▁post code ▁area , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁New castle ▁upon ▁Ty ne ▁post code ▁area , ▁is ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁ 6 1 ▁post code ▁districts ▁in ▁north - east ▁England , ▁within ▁ 3 4 ▁post ▁towns . ▁These ▁cover ▁most ▁of ▁Ty ne ▁and ▁W ear ▁( including ▁New castle ▁upon ▁Ty ne , ▁G ates head , ▁North ▁Sh ield s , ▁South ▁Sh ield s , ▁W alls end , ▁Wh itle y ▁Bay , ▁Heb burn , ▁J arrow , ▁Washington , ▁Bl ay don - on - Ty ne , ▁East ▁B old on , ▁B old on ▁Col li ery , ▁Row lands ▁Gill ▁and ▁Ry ton ) ▁and ▁North umber land ▁( including ▁B ly th , ▁Mor p eth , ▁H ex ham , ▁Al n wick , ▁C ram ling ton , ▁Bed ling ton , ▁Ash ington , ▁Pr ud ho e , ▁B amb urg h , ▁R iding ▁Mill , ▁Cho pping ton , ▁Cor bridge , ▁Se ah ouses , ▁New big gin - by - the - Se a , ▁Sto cks field , ▁H alt wh ist le , ▁W yl am , ▁Ch ath ill , ▁B elf ord ▁and ▁W ool er ), ▁plus ▁a ▁very ▁small ▁part ▁of ▁northern ▁County ▁Dur ham . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁NE ▁postal ▁district ▁was ▁created ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁postal ▁district ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁covering