Global InformationNewcastle upon Tyne information
Newcastle upon Tyne | |
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City and metropolitan borough | |
The Quayside, with the Tyne Bridge to the left and the Millennium Bridge to the centre right The City Centre The Castle Grainger Town Theatre Royal St Mary's RC Cathedral The Civic Centre | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: The Toon | |
| Motto(s): Latin: Fortiter Defendit Triumphans, lit. 'Triumphing by Brave Defence' | |
 Newcastle shown within Tyne and Wear | |
  Newcastle upon Tyne Location within England  Newcastle upon Tyne Location within the United Kingdom  Newcastle upon Tyne Location in Europe | |
| Coordinates: 54°58′41″N 1°36′37″W / 54.9780°N 1.6102°W[1] | |
| OS grid reference | NZ 2504 6489[1] |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | North East |
| City region | North of Tyne |
| Ceremonial county | Tyne and Wear |
| Historic county | Northumberland |
| Founded | 2nd century AD |
| City status | 1882 |
| Metropolitan borough | 1 April 1974 |
| Administrative HQ | Newcastle Civic Centre |
| Government [2] | |
| • Type | Metropolitan borough with leader and cabinet |
| • Body | Newcastle City Council |
| • Control | Labour |
| • Leader | Nick Kemp (L) |
| • Lord Mayor | Veronica Dunn |
| • Chief Executive | Pam Smith |
| • House of Commons | 3 MPs
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| Area [3] | |
| • City and metropolitan borough | 44 sq mi (115 km2) |
| • Land | 43.8 sq mi (113.5 km2) |
| • Rank | 182nd |
| Population (2021)[5] | |
| • City and metropolitan borough | 298,264 |
| • Rank | 47th |
| • Density | 6,810/sq mi (2,629/km2) |
| • Urban | 286,445[4] |
| Demonyms |
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| Ethnicity (2021) [6] | |
| • Ethnic groups | List
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| Religion (2021) [6] | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcode area |
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| Dialling code | 0191 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-NET |
| GSS code | E08000021 |
| ITL code | TLC22 |
| GVA | 2021 estimate[7] |
| • Total | £9.5 billion |
| • Per capita | £31,700 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate[7] |
| • Total | £10.5 billion |
| • Per capita | £35,070 |
| Website | newcastle |
Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle (/njuːˈkæsəl/ ⓘ new-KASS-əl, RP: /ˈnjuːkɑːsəl/ ⓘ NEW-kah-səl),[8] 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. It is the most populous settlement in the Tyneside conurbation and North East England.[9]
Newcastle developed around a Roman settlement called Pons Aelius.[10] The settlement became known as Monkchester before taking on the name of a castle built in 1080 by William the Conqueror's eldest son, Robert Curthose. It was one of the world's largest ship building and repair centres during the industrial revolution.[11] Newcastle is historically part of the county of Northumberland but was governed as a county corporate after 1400.[12][13][14][15] In 1974, Newcastle became part of Tyne and Wear. Since 2018, the city council has been part of the North of Tyne Combined Authority.
- ^ a b "Newcastle upon Tyne, North East". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "How we run the city". Newcastle City Council. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2021". Office for National Statistics. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021". Census 2021. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2021". Office for National Statistics. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Newcastle upon Tyne Local Authority (E08000021)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ a b Fenton, Trevor (25 April 2023). "Regional gross domestic product: city regions". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. p. 539. ISBN 9781405881180.
- ^ "Figure 1: Explore population characteristics of individual BUAs". Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ GoogleBooks George Patrick Welch, Britannia, the Roman Conquest and Occupation of Britain, Wesleyan University Press, 1963, pp 165, 167, 277
- ^ "Shipbuilding in North East England". englandsnortheast.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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