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Estimated Population: 189,863

Newcastle, known at the time as “Pons Aelius” was founded by the Roman Emperor Hadrian, whose Wall is still visible in parts of Newcastle, particularly along the West Road that leads out from the city center towards the A69 road. The course of the Wall can also be traced eastwards to Segedunum, which is today known as Wallsend.

After the Roman withdrawal from Britain, Newcastle became part of the powerful Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria and was known throughout this period as Monkchester. Pilgrims travelled to the City to visit the Holy Well of Jesus’ Mount, in what is now Jesmond. One of Newcastle’s biggest modern shopping streets, Pilgrim Street, is so-called because of the popularity of the well.

After a series of conflicts with the Danes and the devestation that occurred north of the River Tyne as a result of Odo’s rebellion against the Norman invasion of 1080, Monkchester had all but been destroyed. Because of its strategic position, Robert Curthose, son of the Conqueror, erected a wooden castle there in 1080 and the town was henceforth known as Novum Castellum or Newcastle.

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