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Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle-under-Lyme city (1991 pop. 73,208) and district, Staffordshire, W central England, on the Lyme River. Construction materials, apparel, computers, electric motors, and machinery are manufactured in the city. There are ruins of a castle built (12th cent., the "new castle" of the city's name) under Ranulf, earl of Chester. The 13th-century parish church was redesigned in 1876 by George Gilbert Scott . Within the district, Chesterton has extensive Roman remains. |
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"Newcastle-under-Lyme." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Newcastle-under-Lyme." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-NewcstlLy.html "Newcastle-under-Lyme." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-NewcstlLy.html |
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Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle-under-Lyme, see NEW VICTORIA THEATRE.
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Newcastle-under-Lyme." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Newcastle-under-Lyme." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-NewcastleunderLyme.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Newcastle-under-Lyme." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-NewcastleunderLyme.html |
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