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In which year did Newcastle become a county separate from Northumberland?

  • 1066

  • 1215

  • 1400

  • 1707

Answer

Newcastle was historically part of the county of Northumberland until 1400 when it became a county in its own right, separate from Northumberland. In 1974, Newcastle and the North Tyneside area of Northumberland, along with some of County Durham south of the city, created the county of Tyne and Wear.
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