Felling is one of the largest urban areas in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. Formed when three villages coalesced in the 19th century, the town of Felling was subsumed by neighbouring Gateshead in 1974 and it now forms part of the metropolitan borough of Gateshead. It lies on the B1426 Sunderland Road and the A184 Felling bypass, less than east of Gateshead, south east of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and 10 miles north west of the City of Sunderland. In 2012, Felling had a population of 8,202.