Newcastle upon Tyne (/ËŒnjuË kÉ'Ë sÉ™l -/, locally /njuË ËŒkæsÉ™l -/
(listen)), often shortened to simply Newcastle, is a city in Tyne and
Wear. On the northern bank of the River Tyne, it is 8.5 mi (13.7 km)
from the North Sea. Newcastle is the most-populous city in North East
England and forms the core of the Tyneside conurbation, the eighth
most populous urban area in the United Kingdom. It is a member of the
UK Core Cities Group, as well as the Eurocities network of European
cities. It was part of the county of Northumberland until 1400, when
it became a county of itself, a status it retained until becoming part
of Tyne and Wear in 1974. Newcastle is a part of the North of Tyne
Combined Authority.The regional nickname and dialect for people from
Newcastle and the surrounding area is Geordie.The city developed
around the Roman settlement Pons Aelius and was named after the castle
built in 1080 by William the Conqueror's eldest son Robert Curthose.
In the 14th century, the city grew as an important centre for the wool
trade and later became a major coal mining area. The port developed in
the 16th century and, along with the shipyards lower down the River
Tyne, was amongst the world's largest ship-building and ship-repairing
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