Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and is the largest part of the Tyneside. With a population of 286,445 it is North East England's most populated settlement in the census.It developed around a Roman settlement called Pons Aelius, the settlement became known as Monkchester before taking on the name of a castle built in 1080 by William the Conqueror's eldest son, Robert Curthose. It was one of the world's largest industrial revolution ship building and repair centres.Newcastle was historically part of the county of Northumberland until 1400, when it became a county in its own right separate from Northumberland. The city council is part of the North of Tyne Combined Authority.