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Gateshead (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 54 56 42 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 54.9450 decimal degrees |
| Long: 001 37 03 W degrees minutes |
Long: -1.6175 decimal degrees |
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Note: Small settlement grew up around S end of a medieval bridge, across from a fortress; economy based on iron, steel & food processing; sights include St. Mary's Church & Shipley Art Gallery. |
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| Gateshead (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Gateshead-on-Tyne (NA,V,English,U)
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| Caprae Caput (H,V)
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............ | from the translator of Bede, a misinterpretation of the local name |
| Gateshaphed (H,V)
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............ | used in 12th cen., meaning "headland or hill frequented by wild goats" |
| Raegeheafde (H,V)
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Gateshead (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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grew up around medieval bridge |
| city (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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