Newcastle-under-Lyme

Newcastle-under-Lyme is a market town and the administrative centre of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. It is adjacent to the city of Stoke-on-Trent. In 2021 the population was 75,082.

Not to be confused with Newcastle upon Tyne.
This article is about the market town. For the larger local government district, see Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme. For the constituency, see Newcastle-under-Lyme (UK Parliament constituency).

Newcastle-under-Lyme
Guildhall, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Location within Staffordshire
Population75,082 (2021 census)
OS grid referenceSJ848459
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWCASTLE
Postcode districtST5
Dialling code01782
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

Newcastle grew up in the twelfth century around the castle which gave the town its name, and received its first charter in 1173. The town's early industries included millinery, silk weaving, and coal mining, but despite its proximity to the Potteries it did not develop a ceramics trade.

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