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Newcastle upon Tyne

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Present day name of Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall known as Pons Aelii

Romanized Name(s):
Newcastle upon Tyne

Name as attested:

Newcastle upon Tyne

Language:
English

Name type:
geographic name

Accuracy of transcription:
accurate

Level of transcription completeness:
complete

Level of certainty in association between name and the place:
Certain

Temporal attestations:

Modern (AD 1700-Present) (confident)

References:

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 9 F6 Pons Aeli

Details:

Personal tools

Newcastle upon Tyne