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Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne. English speaking world By Laura, Nuna and Denise Class 1B . Newcastle upon Tyne. Significant people. History. Culture. Geography. History. 122 A.D : Roman emperor Hadrian build Pons Aelius

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Newcastle upon Tyne

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  1. Newcastle upon Tyne English speaking worldBy Laura, Nuna and DeniseClass 1B

  2. Newcastle upon Tyne Significant people History Culture Geography

  3. History • 122 A.D : Roman emperor Hadrian build Pons Aelius • 1080 : The new castle was built by Robert Curthose, eldest son of William the conqueror • 1174 : The Scots king William the Lion was imprisoned in Newcastle • 13th century : Newcastle developed as a merchant and trading community • 1400 : Newcastle is made a county in its own right • 1600 : The population of Newcastle stood around 10,000. • 1650 : About 400,000 tons of coal are exported from new castle every year. From the late seventeenth century the town became a regional centre • 1711 : The first new paper published in the north of England • 19thcentury : Outbreaks of cholera • 1891 : The population of Newcastle-upon-Tyne was around 186,300. • 1892 : Newcastle United Football Club was founded.

  4. Population • According to the UK government’s information the city of Newcastle had a population of 259000 people. • The average age of people living in Newcastle is 37,8 (while the national average is 38,6) • Many people in Newcastle have Scottish or Irish ancestors

  5. The dialect • The dialect of Newcastle is known as Geordie, and contains a large amount of vocabulary that is not used in other parts of the UK • The Geordie dialect has much of its origins in the language spoken by the Anglo- Saxon

  6. Culture • Newcastle has become a cultural hub in the past few years • It has a good nightlife, a strong reputation as a poetry center, many theatres and so on

  7. Geography • Namedafter the river Tyne • Ground: coalseam, sandstones, mud stones, soit’srich on coal • Fourteen kilometers from the Northsea • 0-100 meters abovesea level • Cfbclimate, milder because of Gulf stream

  8. Significant people • Rowan Atkinson (actor) • Sir Joseph Swan (inventor of the incandescent light bulb) • Peter Higgs (Nobel Prize winner, discovering Higgsparticle) • CharlesAvison (composer 18th century) • George Stephenson (modern steamrailways) • Horatio Nelson (thwart the Neopolicfleet)

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  10. Sources • David McDowall. (First published 1989, Twenty-first impression 2006).An illustrated history of britain. Available: x. Last accessed 04/10/2013 • Newcastle Local Studies & Family History Centre. (June 2009). History of Newcastle upon Tyne . Available: http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/wwwfileroot/legacy/libraries/HistoryofNewcastlemainbody.pdf. Last accessed 04/10/2013.. • the roman britianorganisation. (03/24/2011). Pons Aelivs .Available: http://www.roman-britain.org/places/pons_aelius.htm. Last accessed 04/10/2013. • Eneas Mackenzie. (1927). Britisch history online. History of Newcastle upon Tyne. Available: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43318. Last accessed 04/10/2013. • David Simpson. (september 2012). Newcastle upon Tyne. Available: http://www.englandsnortheast.co.uk/NewcastleuponTyne.html. Last accessed 04/10/2013. • Unknown. (2013). timeline history of Newcastle upon Tyne. Available: http://www.visitoruk.com/Newcastle-upon-Tyne/18th-century-T1259.html. Last accessed 04/10/2013. • Unknown. (October 2013 ). Newcastle upon Tyne. Available: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_upon_Tyne. Last accessed 04/10/2013. • The official tourism website for Newcastle. (Unknown). Tourist information about Newcastle. Available: http://www.newcastlegateshead.com/. Last accessed 04/10/2013. • Trip advisor. (2013). Newcastle upon Tyne: Culture. Available: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g186394-s202/Newcastle-Upon-Tyne:United-Kingdom:Culture.html. Last accessed 04/10/2013. • http://geography.howstuffworks.com/europe/geography-of-newcastle.htm • “De Grote Bosatlas” edition 53 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_upon_Tyne#Geography

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