Newcastle is a very large city in Tyne, England. And it is located on the north side of the river Tyne. And it is the 20th most populous in England and this city is a member of the English Core Cities Group. The nickname for the people in Newcastle and in the area around Newcastle is Geordie. The first name of this city was Pons Aelius and it was called after the family of the Roman Emperor that founded the city in the 2nd century AD. Pons Aelius had around the 2000 inhabtitants and the walls of that city are still visible today. When the Romans withdrew from Britain Newcastle became a part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom. In the 18th century Newcastle became developed into one of the major cities of the UK, this is mostly thanks to the export of Coals. And in the 20th ce View the rest of this article
Friday, August 10, 2007
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