Submitted Place Name Revision History

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6/24/2017, 9:31 AM McLeeds Name changed.
9/14/2016, 1:38 PM McLeeds
6/30/2016, 5:11 AM McLeeds

Name Newcastle
Type Settlement
Usage English
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

A city in North-East England. It simply denoted the site of a New Castle, as this is where a castle was erected by William the Conquer in 1080.
The suffix '-upon-Tyne' was added because of Newcastle's location, near the River Tyne.
Added 6/30/2016 by McLeeds