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Newcastle is in the eastern part of Clarington and was in the western part of the old Clarke Township until 1973 . TOWN OF NEWCASTLE, 1974-94 The name "Town of Newcastle" was used from 1973-94 for the municipality now called the Municipality Of Clarington . The name was changed in 1994 to alleviate long standing confusion between the municipality as a whole and the community of the same name. The community was commonly known as "Newcastle Village" to distinguish the two. NEAREST PLACES
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HISTORY Newcastle was founded as a town in 1856. It remained a small community until the 1990's, when housing developments began and the population quickly swelled. The town was the original home of the Massey farm implement empire. OTHER The Newcastle area has a beautiful town hall, donated by the Massey family (of Massey Ferguson fame), one high school, several public schools, a post office, churches, a few plazas, several small parks, and one very good golf course: Newcastle Golf EXTERNAL LINKS
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