Which Roman settlement did Newcastle develop around?
Pons Aelius
Londinium
Eboracum
Verulamium
Answer
Newcastle developed around a Roman settlement called Pons Aelius. The settlement later took the name of a castle built in 1080 by William the Conqueror's eldest son, Robert Curthose.
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