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University of Newcastle upon Tyne at Newcastle upon Tyne, England; established 1937 as King's College as a result of the merger of Armstrong College (1871) and the College of Medicine (1834) of the Univ. of Durham. In 1963 the school gained university status. It has faculties of arts, science, engineering, social and environmental sciences, medicine, law, agriculture, and education.

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Newcastle upon Tyne, diocese of

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Newcastle upon Tyne, diocese of The see was created in 1882 out of the Durham diocese simultaneously with Wakefield, Southwell, and Liverpool, to provide pastoral care for the rapidly increasing population of industrial Newcastle. It contains Lindisfarne, the historic springboard of the Celtic mission to northern England in the 7th and 8th cents.

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Newcastle upon Tyne

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Newcastle upon Tyne City and major port on the River Tyne, ne England; administrative centre of Tyne and Wear. The site of a fort in Roman times, Newcastle acquired a Norman castle in the 11th century. It was a major wool-exporting port in the 13th century, and later became a coal-shipping centre. Its shipbuilding industry is in decline, but heavy engineering is still important. Industries: pharmaceuticals, engineering, aircraft. Pop. (1994 est.) 283,556.

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