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River Tyne

The River Tyne is a river of north-east England, formed by the North and South Tyne near Hexham and flowing past Newcastle and Gateshead into the North Sea. Hadrian's Wall ran close to it, and in the Middle Ages it formed the northern limit of the bishop of Durham's palatinate. It later became a great centre of coal shipping and shipbuilding.

River Tyne
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Mentioned in 3 state histories

BrigantesVotadiniCounty Palatine of Durham

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). River Tyne. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/river-tyne
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