Talk:Hostmen of Newcastle upon Tyne

A fact from Hostmen of Newcastle upon Tyne appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 30 June 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the monopoly of The Hostmen of Newcastle-upon-Tyne over coal trade in the Tyneside area raised questions in the House of Commons in the 1620s?

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Proposed move

Why is the definite article included in this article's title? I'm inclined to move it to Hostmen of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (now a redirect page). Michael Hardy 17:03, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support That would probably be a good idea. Bob talk 17:07, 30 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hoistmen

Just to note that there are medieval records that refer to these originally as the 'Hoistmen' becoming 'Hostmen' later. This might add credence to the idea that the etymology of the term is from those in charge of hoisting (loading/unload) coal, and that the hosting aspect comes later as part of being a business cartel. JCummings (talk) 20:07, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]