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Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Newcastle-under-Lyme - how did two places get the same first name? |
Travel Info And which one came first? Travel Tips in both places somewhere along the line someone built a castle, a new one. To replace the old ones. They weren't very creative with names. Tyne comes first.. around 1080. Much like places all over the world, there's a double. (How many "Washington"s are there in the states? Hey, there's even one in a suburb of Newcastle Upon Tyne!) Source(s): http://www.localhistories.org/newcastle.... http://www.localhistories.org/newlyme.ht... Other Travel Tips |
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