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Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle (/ nj uː ˈ k æ s əl / ⓘ new-KASS-əl, RP: / ˈ nj uː k ɑː s əl / ⓘ NEW-kah-səl), [5] is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is England's northernmost metropolitan borough, located on the River Tyne's northern bank opposite Gateshead to the south.
Bryan Ferry, born 1945 – lead singer of Roxy Music, attended Newcastle University. João Cândido Felisberto, 1880–1969 – Brazilian sailor, leader of the 1910 Chibata Revolt; Mike Figgis, born 1948 – film-maker, in Newcastle from the age of eight; Beryl Fowler, 1881–1963 – English painter [7]
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Richard Caddel - poet [41]; Deborah Cameron - linguist [42]; Stuart Cameron - lecturer [43]; John Ashton Cannon - historian; Professor of Modern History; Head of Department of History from 1976 until his appointment as Dean of the Faculty of Arts in 1979; Pro-Vice-Chancellor 1983–1986 [44]
By 1275 Newcastle was the sixth largest wool exporting port in England. The principal exports at this time were wool, timber, coal, millstones, dairy produce, fish, salt and hides. Much of the developing trade was with the Baltic countries and Germany. Most of the Newcastle merchants were situated near the river, below the Castle.
Although born in Glasgow, his family moved to Northumberland when he was young and he attended school in Newcastle. Matthew Healy of the alternative rock band the 1975. Although born in London, was brought up in Prudhoe; Maxïmo Park; The Motorettes; Nadine Shah; Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys (born in North Shields, schooled in Newcastle ...
The Castle, Newcastle, or Newcastle Castle is a medieval fortification in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, built on the site of the fortress that gave the City of Newcastle its name. The most prominent remaining structures on the site are the Castle Keep (the castle's main fortified stone tower, pictured below right), and the Black Gate, its ...
This category contains articles about things in the unitary authority of Newcastle upon Tyne. See also the category for the wider Tyne and Wear area. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Newcastle upon Tyne and City of Newcastle upon Tyne .