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    Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle (/njuːˈkæsəl/ new-KASS-əl, RP: /ˈnjuːkɑːsəl/ NEW-kah-səl), is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear...
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  • maintained by the City of Newcastle upon Tyne of those Freemen and women who trace their freedom to the original Trade Gilds of the City, usually by patrimony...
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    The history of Newcastle upon Tyne dates back almost 2,000 years, during which it has been controlled by the Romans, the Angles and the Norsemen amongst...
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    I listed 13th-century priory in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, located in the city centre, close to the city's Chinatown. During the early...
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    property owners). The private property belonging to the freemen collectively was retained. The freemen of York, Oxford and Newcastle upon Tyne still own considerable...
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  • Newcastle-upon-Tyne was a parliamentary borough in the county of Northumberland of the House of Commons of England from 1283 to 1706, then of the House...
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    Fenham (category Districts of Newcastle upon Tyne)
    area of the west-end of Newcastle upon Tyne, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It lies to the west of the city centre, and is bounded on the north...
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    The Holy Jesus Hospital is a working office in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, in the care of the National Trust. It is a Grade II* listed building. The...
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    William Lister Newcomb and Percy Adams and built on 10 acres (4 hectares) of Town Moor given by the Corporation and Freemen of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne...
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    This list of civil awards and decorations is a partial index to articles about notable civil awards and decorations. It excludes Law enforcement awards...
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    Historically within the county of Durham, South Shields is south of North Shields and Tynemouth across the River Tyne; and east of Newcastle upon Tyne and Jarrow...
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    football stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United. With a seating capacity of 52,350 seats, it is the 8th largest football...
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    , Connected With the Counties of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland and Durham. Historical Division. Vol. IV. Newcastle-upon-Tyne: M. A. Richardson...
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  • guilds survive, and the guilds of freemen in some towns and cities are not listed. Almost all guilds were founded by the end of the 17th century, although...
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    Alan Shearer (category Sportspeople from Newcastle upon Tyne (district))
    Civil Law of Northumbria and Newcastle Universities. Alan Shearer was born in the Gosforth area of Newcastle upon Tyne on 13 August 1970, the son of Anne and...
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    Fell. The borough forms part of the Tyneside conurbation, centred on Newcastle upon Tyne. At the 2021 census, the borough had a population of 196,154...
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  • October 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2019. "Honorary Freemen of the City from 1886 – 1976" (PDF). City of Newcastle. Retrieved 2 May 2019. "York soldiers to be...
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  • William Mitford (singer-songwriter) (category People from Newcastle upon Tyne (district))
    dialect). Geordie dialect words "The Freemen of Newcastle upon Tyne". www.freemenofnewcastle.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved...
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  • Thomas Brooke-Hitching (category Sheriffs of the City of London)
    the Lord Mayor (Sir Marcus Samuel) on an official visit to the English city Newcastle upon Tyne (November 1902), where they made a journey down the River...
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  • Parade". "Freemen of Newcastle | Newcastle City Council". Government of the United Kingdom. "Former Stoke City kit man given Freedom of the Borough"....
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    Tempest family (category Lists of people by surname)
    involvement in the coal trade via Newcastle upon Tyne in the late 16th and 17th centuries, with many members being noted recusants, adherents to the old Catholic...
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  • Guildford Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Grammar School, Worcester Royal High School, Bath Royal Hospital School The Royal Masonic School for...
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    of Antiquaries of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, J.G. Forster, 1861 'Percivallus Levett, mercator, fil. Percivalli Levett, generosi,' Register of the Freemen of...
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    This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1850. Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held...
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    complete list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain for the years 1760–1764. For acts passed until 1707, see the list of acts of the Parliament of England...
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    annuity of £1,500 a year. Slave Trade, Convention with Brazil Act 1827 (7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 74) Streets, Southwark Act 1766 (5 Geo. 3. c. 24) Newcastle-upon-Tyne...
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    England and the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland. See also the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland to 1700 and the list of acts of the Parliament...
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    rapid transit network in two English cities: the London Underground, and the Tyne and Wear Metro in Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and Sunderland. There are...
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    and lives and works in Newcastle upon Tyne. Although he is a Chartered Building Surveyor and a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, sailing...
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    England and the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland. See also the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland to 1700 and the list of acts of the Parliament...
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