Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme
Non-metropolitan district and borough in England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire, England.
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Newcastle-under-Lyme | |
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Region | West Midlands |
Non-metropolitan county | Staffordshire |
Status | Non-metropolitan district |
Admin HQ | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
• Body | Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council |
• MPs | Aaron Bell (Conservative) Karen Bradley (Conservative) Bill Cash (Conservative) |
Area | |
• Total | 211.0 km2 (81.5 sq mi) |
• Rank | 142nd (of 296) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 123,025 |
• Rank | 193rd (of 296) |
• Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
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Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
ONS code | 41UE (ONS) E07000195 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | SJ8463746024 |
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It is named after the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme, where the council is based. The borough also includes the town of Kidsgrove and several villages and surrounding rural areas lying generally to the west of Newcastle itself. Most of the borough's built-up areas form part of The Potteries Urban Area.
The neighbouring districts are Staffordshire Moorlands, Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford, Shropshire and Cheshire East.