Newcastle upon Tyne
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Often shortened to: Newcastle. a port in NE England in Newcastle upon Tyne unitary authority, Tyne and Wear, near the mouth of the River Tyne opposite Gateshead: Roman remains; engineering industries, including ship repairs; two universities (1937, 1992). Pop: 189 863 (2001)
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a unitary authority in NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 266 600 (2003 est). Area: 112 sq km (43 sq miles)
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Born Benjamin Satterley in a blue-collar community in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, he first came to national attention stateside in the WWE, where he wrestled under the decidedly English name Neville.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
The operation was carried out at Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
One is a wholesale business in Newcastle upon Tyne, the other is a car wash in Cambridgeshire.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
Before that he was chief executive of the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the Freeman, for 14 months.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025
The coal strata, about Newcastle upon Tyne, dip to the south-east at the rate of one in twelve, or thereabouts.
From Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 4) by James Hutton
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