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John of Gaunt built a castle in the town, hence the new & castle elements of the name. 'Under' is an old fashioned use of the word meaning 'among,, related to the Swedish 'under' and Germant 'unter'. 'Lyme' means an elm forest. So 'Newcastle-under-Lyme' means 'new castle amongst the elms'.
Michael Turner
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∙ 14y agoNewcastleunder -Lyme got its name because the Normans built a castle. I don't know why it was called the 'new' castle, maybe there was a older castle or fortress nearby.
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