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The history of Newcastle dates from AD 122, when the Romans built the first bridge to cross the River Tyne at that point. The bridge was called Pons Aelius or 'Bridge of Aelius', Aelius being the family name of Roman Emperor Hadrian, [1] who was responsible for the Roman wall built across northern England along the Tyne–Solway gap.
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 cathedral 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.
David Down, Lord Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne 2018–19. This is a list of mayors and the later lord mayors of the city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the United Kingdom.. Newcastle had elected a mayor annually since 1216.
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 ...
Grainger Town is the historic commercial centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It covers approximately 36 ha (89 acres). [1] Almost all of Grainger Town is in Newcastle's Central Conservation Area, one of the first designated in England.
This category lists articles relating to the history of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central, Newcastle-upon-Tyne East, Newcastle upon Tyne North and Newcastle upon Tyne West Newcastle-upon-Tyne was a parliamentary borough in the county of Northumberland of the House of Commons of England from 1283 to 1706, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the ...
The Newcastle town wall is a medieval defensive wall, and Scheduled Ancient Monument, in Newcastle upon Tyne, northern England.It was built during the 13th and 14th centuries, and helped protect the town from attack and occupation during times of conflict.