Newcastle-under-Lyme
Market town and borough in Staffordshire.
In 2026, Newcastle-under-Lyme was both a Staffordshire market town and the centre of a 44-seat borough beside Stoke-on-Trent.
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Newcastle-under-Lyme is a market town in North Staffordshire and the main urban centre of the borough bearing its name. The town adjoins Stoke-on-Trent and forms the western part of the North Staffordshire conurbation. Kidsgrove lies six miles north and forms the borough's other town. Henry II planned Newcastle, which received its first Charter in 1173.
The borough covers 211 square kilometres and had an estimated 127,700 residents in 2024. Rural land covers most of the borough, while Newcastle and Kidsgrove form its main urban areas. Its boundaries extend from Staffordshire Moorlands in the north-east to Shropshire in the south-west, with Cheshire East along the north-western edge.
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