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Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne
(
RP
:
;
Locally
:
), 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
, from the
North Sea
. Newcastle is the most populous city in the North East and
Tyneside
the
eighth 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. The
regional nickname
and
dialect
for people from Newcastle and the surrounding area is
Geordie
.
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