Description
Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne (RP: /ˈnjuːkɑːsəl/ NEW-kah-səl, locally /njuːˈkæsəl/ (
listen) new-KASS-əl),[5] or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne’s northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is also the most populous city of North East England. Newcastle developed around a Roman settlement called Pons Aelius[6] and the settlement later took the name of a castle built in 1080 by William the Conqueror’s eldest son, Robert Curthose.