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.
Newcastle-under-Lyme | |
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Guildhall, Newcastle-under-Lyme | |
Newcastle-under-Lyme Location within Staffordshire | |
Population | 75,082 (2021 census) |
OS grid reference | SJ848459 |
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Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NEWCASTLE |
Postcode district | ST5 |
Dialling code | 01782 |
Police | Staffordshire |
Fire | Staffordshire |
Ambulance | West 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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