Newcastle upon Tyne (RP: /ˌnjuːkɑːsəl əˌpɒn ˈtaɪn/; Locally: /njuːˌkæsəl əˌpən ˈtaɪn/), commonly known as Newcastle, is a city in Tyne and Wear, North East England, 103 miles (166 km) south of Edinburgh and 277 miles (446 km) north of London on the northern bank of the River Tyne, 8.5 mi (13.7 km) from the North Sea. Newcastle is the most populous city in the North East and Tyneside the seventh most populous conurbation in the United Kingdom. Newcastle is a member of the English Core Cities Group and is a member of the Eurocities network of European cities. Newcastle was part of the county of Northumberland until 1400, when it became a county itself, a status it retained until becoming part of Tyne and Wear in 1974.
Population: 192,382
Latitude: 54° 58' 23.81" N
Longitude: -1° 36' 50.26" W
Cramlington railway station is a small railway station serving the town of Cramlington in Northumberland, England. The station is located on the East Coast Main Line and has hourly local services to Morpeth & Newcastle and at peak times, services to…
Chillingham Road Metro station is located in the south of the Heaton area of Newcastle upon Tyne, and is served by the Tyne and Wear Metro service. It was originally to be called Parsons, reflecting its proximity to the Parsons engineering works.
Blyth railway station served Blyth, Northumberland on the Blyth Branch line in Northeast England.
The Bambuco Bridge was a temporary outdoor sculpture in the form of a simple suspension bridge spanning the River Tyne, England, made entirely from bamboo wood.
Ashington railway station was a station serving the town of Ashington in Northumberland, Northern England.
The A186 road is a road in England connecting Newcastle upon Tyne and North Shields.
Westgate is an electoral ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England. The population of the ward taken at the 2011 Census was 10,059.
Wylam railway station is a railway station serving Wylam in Northumberland, England. It is located on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, 10 miles (16 km) west of Newcastle on the route to Carlisle.
The Victoria Viaduct, originally known as the Victoria Bridge, is a stone arch rail viaduct spanning the River Wear in North East England, built as part of the Durham Junction Railway under the supervision of Thomas Elliot Harrison.
Ushaw Moor is an old pit village in County Durham, in England.
Tyne Bridge was a parliamentary constituency in the north east of England, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, from 1983 until 2010. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system …
Sunniside is a district of Sunderland, North East England, situated towards the eastern side of the city centre, bounded to the west by Fawcett Street, to the south by Borough Road, and to the north and east by Sunderland's Inner Ring road. A signif…
Sunderland Greyhound Stadium is a greyhound racing track situated at Fulwell in the City of Sunderland and English county of Tyne and Wear. Designed by architects Matkin and Hawkins, it was built at a cost of £60,000 and opened in March 1940. Speedw…
Sunderland North was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Sunderland High School is a coeducational independent day school in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Founded in 1883 as the oldest girls' senior school in Sunderland, it merged with a local boys' school to become the current coeducational school.…
Stocksfield railway station is a railway station which serves the village of Stocksfield, Bywell, Newton and the Painshawfield Estate in Northumberland, England.
The stadium of Light Metro station is a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro, situated to the north of the centre of the city of Sunderland, England. The station opened in 2002, as part of the extension of the Metro system into the city.
St Thomas More RC Academy is a voluntary aided Roman Catholic secondary school and Sixth Form located on Lynn Road (B1316) in North Shields, North Tyneside, England.