32:
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363:. Although it had no letter mnemonic officially ascribed to the 9 (due to the code being introduced years after All Figure Dialling, which saw existing letter mnemonics being converted to their corresponding numbers), it was believed that the number was chosen because it could stand for the 'Y' in Tyneside or the 'W' in Wear, despite the code also being used in Durham, which previously used 0DU5 (0385).
39:
343:, in which the regulator stated its plans to issue remaining unused numbers in the 0191 area code in a way that preserves three distinct geographical groupings. Ofcom's initial proposal included allocating the 7xx xxxx range to Tyneside and the 8xx xxxx range to Sunderland. These assignments were reversed following consultation feedback from individuals and
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In practice, some of the distinction between these areas has been lost due to differing levels of demand in each area and the need to find sufficient blocks of numbers for the many competing telephone companies that now exist. In particular, the original distinction between north
Tyneside (2xx xxxx)
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Newcastle city centre and (0191) 275 being used by BT in South Shields, an area traditionally (0191) 4XX. New connections with Talk Talk have the prefix 447 or 340 no matter where in the 0191 area they reside and all new Sky telephone lines have the prefix 659, 660, 670 or 711 within the 0191
482:(0632) and the change over took about 20 months starting in 1982. Newcastle City Centre five-digit numbers in 0632 all began with 2, so 18 months before the scheme started, their numbers were prefixed with 3; that would allow the number 2 to be utilised for the
711:"Modifications to the National Telephone Numbering Plan, General Condition 17, the Premium Rate Services Condition and the telephone number application forms within existing numbering policy and to facilitate the increase in VAT from January 2011"
640:"Telephone Numbering: Proposals for modifications to the National Telephone Numbering Plan, General Condition 17 and the telephone number application forms within existing numbering policy"
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Local dialling omitting the area code and using only the seven digit subscriber number is possible throughout the area, regardless of location or service provider.
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Five-digit numbers in
Sunderland were prefixed with 51 or 56; e.g., Sunderland (0783) 72000 became (091) 567 2000, and (0783) 43077 became (091) 514 3077.
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The original 091 area code was introduced in 1982 and phased in over a period of approximately five years. It was the newest two-figure STD code since the
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788:
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613:
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545:, the only exchange in the Newcastle area with 4-figure numbers, was prefixed with 413. Ryton was still utilising the old 089,422 code for
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943:
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Numbering in the 0191 area is officially divided into three distinct areas, each with their own batches of local subscriber numbers:
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was introduced into the UK, prior to London being split into two STD codes (071 and 081). It was later changed to 0191 as a part of
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have made use of spare capacity in the 4xx xxxx range. Further anomalies include Durham prefixes such as (0191) 350 being used by
811:
572:, whose changeover occurred in stages, the entire Durham and the entire Sunderland changeover occurred simultaneously overnight.
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and south
Tyneside (4xx xxxx) has been obscured as the former range reached full capacity and recent allocations north of the
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892:
856:
769:
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numbers beginning with the digit 4 to 7 digits by inserting 1 between the first two digits, making them (091) 4
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502:; to alleviate misdialling and confusion they were the first localities to convert. The main problem was that
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used by
Newcastle upon Tyne, Durham, Sunderland and other nearby areas in the north east of England.
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MTrec is a
Manufacturing and Technical Recruitment agency based in Newcastle, North East of England
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To prevent misdialling between (0632) 44XXXX and (091) 444 XXXX, a plan was devised to change all
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until its conversion to 091. Ryton was never upgraded to 0632 prior to seven-digit dialling.
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8:
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numbering part of the scheme. The first exchanges to convert to 7-digit dialling were
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617:
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279:, virtual operators and overflow from 2xx xxxx range for Newcastle city centre.
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numbers already began with 44 so misdialling in that exchange was inevitable.
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56:
United
Kingdom area code for Newcastle upon Tyne/Tyneside/Durham/Sunderland
760:, Volume 97, General Synod, Church Information Office, 1981, pages 115-116
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The release of local numbers starting 7, 8 and 9 followed consultation by
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were prefixed with 38; e.g., Durham (0385) 64411 became (091) 386 4411.
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Asda South
Shields Superstore – opening times & facilities
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0191 numbers and the 0191 area code – UK Area Code Finder
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Extra capacity assigned in 2010, following consultation.
301:
Extra capacity assigned in 2010, following consultation.
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Extra capacity assigned in 2010, following consultation.
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as number 2 was no longer in use, 5 was not in use in
774:, Richard Daykin, Ernest Benn Limited, 1977, page 626
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All other numbers were prefixed with 2 north of the
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517:X XXXX instead. No similar problems occurred in
529:. Local numbers were changed as follows: from
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691:Because not all 0191s are alike | Phone Codes
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681:. Storelocator.asda.com (27 April 2011).
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812:Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom
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568:, again shortly after, with 3. Unlike
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746:, R.R. Bowker Company, 1976, page 398
601:. Area-codes.org.uk (31 August 2010).
560:followed with the prefix 5 after the
743:International Literary Market Place
478:The first area to be converted was
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1001:Area codes in the United Kingdom
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723:from the original on 5 July 2021
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148:Newcastle upon Tyne and Tyneside
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611:Ofcom | Telephone area codes
155:List of United Kingdom codes
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716:. Ofcom. 20 December 2010.
700:. Phonecodes.wordpress.com.
649:. p. 3. Archived from
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335:2010 Numbering Consultation
10:
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578:Five-digit numbers in
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106:0385, 0632, 0783, 0894
982:Telephones portal
616:29 March 2014 at the
186:Official designation
69:International calling
16:British dialling code
696:18 July 2011 at the
325:Cable & Wireless
165:is the UK telephone
857:Code misconceptions
847:All-figure dialling
656:on 17 January 2011.
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480:Newcastle upon Tyne
351:History of the code
206:Newcastle upon Tyne
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85:Active since
77:Conservation
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819:Number plan
533:40 to 410,
287:Sunderland
124:Area served
995:Categories
586:References
558:Sunderland
554:River Tyne
539:Washington
523:Sunderland
511:South Tyne
500:River Tyne
496:Washington
484:North Tyne
357:STD system
275:Primarily
260:Sunderland
245:Washington
144:Sunderland
298:Tyneside
272:Tyneside
249:Gateshead
236:Tyneside
197:Tyneside
862:PhONEday
718:Archived
694:Archived
614:Archived
570:Tyneside
562:Tyneside
361:PhONEday
140:Peterlee
119:Coverage
939:118 xxx
934:116 123
927:NHS 111
911:116 111
898:116 000
535:Blaydon
531:Birtley
504:Blaydon
492:Birtley
488:Blaydon
309:Durham
200:Mainly
72:+44 191
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900:
727:7 July
580:Durham
566:Durham
527:Durham
494:, and
221:Durham
189:Notes
136:Seaham
132:Durham
917:NSPCC
721:(PDF)
714:(PDF)
654:(PDF)
647:Ofcom
643:(PDF)
543:Ryton
341:Ofcom
225:Also
959:1571
954:1471
729:2021
450:0783
423:0894
396:0385
369:0632
321:Tyne
277:VOIP
163:0191
64:0191
45:0191
22:0191
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