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How was Northumberland reorganized in 1974?

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In 1974, Northumberland was reorganized as a nonmetropolitan county; the small but populous and industrialized southeast (includingNewcastle upon Tyne) became part of the new metropolitan county ofTyne and Wear; this area is now divided between the metropolitan districts of Newcastle upon Tyne and North Tyneside.

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