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Newcastle upon Tyne (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 54 59 17 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 54.9881 decimal degrees |
| Long: 001 37 10 W degrees minutes |
Long: -1.6194 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was station on Hadrian's Wall; was important fortress town in the 12th century and wool center in the 14th century; prospered in shipbuilding, ironworks, and banking by 1800; noted for 14th-century Church of St. Nicholas and 17th-century Guild Hall; has many fine universities. |
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| Newcastle upon Tyne (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Newcastle (C,V,English,U)
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| Newcastle-upon-Tyne (C,V)
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| Newcastle-on-Tyne (NA,V,English,U)
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| Pons Aelii (H,O)
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| Pons Aelius (H,O)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled during Roman times |
| city (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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| episcopal see (C) |
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since 1882 |
| industrial center (C) |
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| fortification (H) |
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| fortress (H) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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