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On returning from a raid into Scotland, Robert Curthose, eldest son of William the Conqueror built a castle calling it his `New Castle'. This is how the city of Newcastle originally got its name. The original wooden 'New Castle' was replaced by a stone building in the 12th century. It was one of the most important medieval castles in England
a Historic City in the county of Tyne & Wear
(0.3 miles, 0.4 km)This important City was known as Pons Aelii in Roman times; the Romans built the first bridge over the River Tyne, it was guarded by a Roman fort which was replaced by a castle.....
in the county of Tyne & Wear
(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction E)This is the town that is famous for the 1930's "Hunger March" caused by the intense poverty that followed the closing of the Charles Palmer shipyard. The last of the surviving marchers, Cornelius Whalen died in 2003 at the age of 93...
in the county of County Durham
(7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction S)Beamish is famous for its lovely open-air museum which so vividly brings to life how the folk of the region lived at the turn of the 20th century...
in the county of Tyne & Wear
(7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction NE)Cullercoats has many pleasing aspects including a picturesque 19th century church in a commanding position close to the shoreline...
in the county of Tyne & Wear
(8.7 miles, 14.1 km, direction SE)Penshaw lies in open countryside between the urban sprawl of Sunderland and Washington...
All towns in Tyne & Wear
The magnificent cathedral church of St. Nicholas has stood at the heart of Newcastle for many centuries. Its superb lantern.....
The Baltic Centre is a new £46m art gallery on the banks of the Tyne and is the latest evidence of the area's growing cultural.....
Britain's largest sculpture, The Angel of the North weighs in at 208 tonnes and stands 20 metres high. It was based on artist.....
Gibside is famous for the sedate historic estate set at the heart of the outstandingly beautiful Derwent Valley. The estate was.....
Beamish Museum lies in a basin of stunning countryside covering over three hundred acres. This is no ordinary museum, but an.....
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