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|text='''Newcastle upon Tyne''' is a city in [[Northumberland]] standing on the north bank of the River Tyne. It is one of Britain's major cities and the centre of a conurbation streading across much of south-eastern Northumberland and the north-east of County Durham. | |text='''Newcastle upon Tyne''' is a city in [[Northumberland]] standing on the north bank of the River Tyne. It is one of Britain's major cities and the centre of a conurbation streading across much of south-eastern Northumberland and the north-east of County Durham. | ||
Though the city as we see it today is a child of the Industrial Revolution, it is more ancient; here stood the Roman town ''Pons Aelius'', and in 1080 Robert II Duke of Normandy built a new castle here, which gives the city its name. The city grew as an important centre for the wool trade and it later became a major coal mining area. The port developed in the 16th century and, along with the shipyards lower down the river, was amongst the world's largest shipbuilding and ship-repairing centres. These industries have since experienced severe decline and closure, and the city today is largely a business and cultural centre, with a particular reputation for nightlife}}<noinclude> | Though the city as we see it today is a child of the Industrial Revolution, it is more ancient; here stood the Roman town ''Pons Aelius'', and in 1080 Robert II Duke of Normandy built a new castle here, which gives the city its name. The city grew as an important centre for the wool trade and it later became a major coal mining area. The port developed in the 16th century and, along with the shipyards lower down the river, was amongst the world's largest shipbuilding and ship-repairing centres. These industries have since experienced severe decline and closure, and the city today is largely a business and cultural centre, with a particular reputation for nightlife.}}<noinclude> | ||
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