History of Newcastle upon Tyne in Northumberland

Place:

Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland

Names from historical writing:

The following appear as names for Newcastle upon Tyne. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name	Author	Source
ALL SAINTS	John Bartholomew	Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
JOHN NEWCASTLE ST	John Marius Wilson	Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).
NEWCASTLE	Charles Wesley	The Journal of the Rev. Charles Wesley (London: Hutchinson & Co., 1849).
NEWCASTLE	John Wesley	The Journal of John Wesley (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Christian Classics Ethereal Library, 2000).
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE	John Bartholomew	Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE	John Marius Wilson	Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ALL SAINTS ST ANDREW ST JOHN AND ST NICHOLAS	John Bartholomew	Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
PONS FLII	John Bartholomew	Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
ST JOHN NEWCASTLE	John Marius Wilson	Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).

NB: These variant names come from our collections of historical travel writing and descriptive gazetteers:

The above links take you to the first reference to this particular version of the name within a book of travel writing, or to the relevant gazetteer entry.
Some names may derive from research by antiquarian writers such as William Camden and Thomas Pennant into the Roman, Saxon and medieval names of places. Their claims are not always supported by modern place-name researchers.
References by travel writers to the place using its "normal" name are not included. Descriptive gazetteer entries are included only if the name does not appear anywhere else.

Names for administrative units:

These names were used for units associated with Newcastle upon Tyne. Click on the links for details of the units and their names:

Name	Unit Type	Source
00CJ	District/Unitary Authority	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
ALL SAINTS	Parish-level Unit (CP/Ch)	1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
ALL SAINTS	Registration sub-District	1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
ANDREW ST	Parish-level Unit (CP/Ch)	1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CENTRAL NEWCASTLE	Constituency (PBDivCon/BCon)	Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
E270813	Local Government District (CB/MB)
EAST NEWCASTLE	Constituency (PBDivCon/BCon)	Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
EAST NEWCASTLE	Constituency (BCon)	Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
JOHN ST	Parish-level Unit (CP/Ch)	1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
MOOT HALL AND PRECINCTS	Local Government District (RD)	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
MOOT HALL AND PRECINCTS	Parish-level Unit (CP)	1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
MOOT HALL PRECINCTS	Parish-level Unit (CP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 338.
NEWCASTLE	Diocese	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 868.
	Local Government District (RD)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 724.
	Rural Deanery	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 868.
NEWCASTLE CENTRAL	Rural Deanery	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 868.
NEWCASTLE EAST	Rural Deanery	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 868.
NEWCASTLE ON TYNE	Poor Law Union/Reg. District (RegD/PLU/PLPar)	Local Government Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament from 1871 onwards (HMSO)
NEWCASTLE ON TYNE	Urban Labour Market	Ministry of Labour, Local Unemployment Index (Ministry of Labour)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE	1841 Occupation reporting area	1841 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Occupation Abstract'.
	Ancient District (AD_Town/CntyOfIt)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. XIII.
	Ancient District (Borough)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 720.
	Constituency (PBCon)	Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
	District/Unitary Authority	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
	Local Government District (RD)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 338.
	Local Government District (CB/MB)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 720.
	Parish-level Unit (CP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
	Parish-level Unit (CP/AP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
	Poor Law Union/Reg. District (RegD/PLU/PLPar)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 721.
	Rural Deanery	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 864.
	Sanitary District (USD)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 722.
	Urban Labour Market	Great Britain Historical GIS Project
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ALL SAINTS	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ALL SAINTS	Parish-level Unit (CP/Ch)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE CENTRAL	Constituency (PBDivCon/BCon)	Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE CHRIST CHURCH	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE EAST	Constituency (PBDivCon/BCon)	Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE EAST	Constituency (BCon)	Boundary Commission for England, Fifith Periodical Report (London: H.M.S.O., 2009)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE EAST AND WALLSEND	Constituency (BCon)	Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE EASTERN DIVISION	Rural Deanery	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 864.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOLY CROSS	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE MOOT HALL AND PRECINCTS	Local Government District (RD)	Registrar General, Statistical Review (HM Stationery Office)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NORTH	Constituency (PBDivCon/BCon)	Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NORTHERN DIVISION	Rural Deanery	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 864.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE SOUTHERN DIVISION	Rural Deanery	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 864.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ST ANDREW	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ST ANDREW	Parish-level Unit (CP/Ch)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ST ANNE	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ST AUGUSTINE	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ST BARNABAS	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ST CUTHBERT	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ST CUTHBERT AND ALL SAINTS	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ST FRANCIS HIGH HEATON	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ST GABRIEL HEATON	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ST GEORGE	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ST HILDA	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ST JOHN	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ST JOHN	Parish-level Unit (CP/Ch)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ST LUKE THE EVANGELIST	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ST MARY THE VIRGIN	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 340.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ST MATTHEW	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 340.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ST MATTHEW WITH ST MARY	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 340.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ST NICHOLAS	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ST NICHOLAS	Parish-level Unit (CP/AP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 339.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ST PETER	Ecclesiastical Parish (EP)	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 340.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE WEST	Constituency (PBDivCon/BCon)	Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE WESTERN DIVISION	Rural Deanery	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 864.
NEWCASTLE WEST	Rural Deanery	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 868.
NICHOLAS ST	Parish-level Unit (CP/AP)	1801 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
NORTH NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE	Constituency (PBDivCon/BCon)	Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
ST ANDREW	Parish-level Unit (CP/Ch)	1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
ST ANDREW	Registration sub-District	1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
ST JOHN	Parish-level Unit (CP/Ch)	1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
ST NICHOLAS	Parish-level Unit (CP/AP)	1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
ST NICHOLAS	Registration sub-District	1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
WEST NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE	Constituency (PBDivCon/BCon)	Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)

NB: These are all the names of all the administrative units which we have associated with Newcastle upon Tyne, and you must judge whether all or even any of them are variant names for the place. They may well include the names of other locations or areas:

For cities, the associated administrative units will usually include parishes, especially ecclesiastical parishes, one of whose names is the name of the city followed by a saint's dedication, with just the saint's name as another variant. Parish names will sometimes also include "places" within towns.
Districts usually contain more than one settlement, and some districts had their names changed to take the name of a completely different settlement. As we link each administrative unit to just one of our "places", usually the last place the unit was named after, in these cases the name for a completely different place will appear on this page.
Similarly, a unit may sometimes be named after a particular settlement it contains and sometimes to indicate its location within a higher level unit. This was very common among British parliamentary constituencies in rural areas, one name referring to their main town and another indicating that they were in, say, the southern part of the relevant county.

Every name listed here is linked to the particular historical source in which it appears, but we cannot claim that these are all the historical names of Newcastle upon Tyne, or that our references are to the first usage of the names. Similarly, we have tried to ensure that names included here are not transcription errors by ourselves, but it is possible they are the result of errors made when the historical sources were printed, or the result of visiting authors or census officials mis-hearing local names.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Newcastle upon Tyne in Northumberland | Place names, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/624/names

Date accessed: 17th April 2025