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NEWINGTON, NORTH. 36 NEWLA.ND. commuted for a rent-charge of 490, and the vicarial for 235. The living is a vie. annexed to the rect. * of Cheriton, in the dioc. of Canterbury. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, is an embattled structure, with a lofty square tower containing five bells. The interior of the church contains four brasses, the oldest, that of a woman, hearing date 1480, and another, of a priest, 1501. The parochial charities produce about 4 per annum. There is an infant school. Near the village are traces of entrenchments, where Roman coins, beads of agate, pebbles, glass, coral, and other remains have been found. There are now no remains of the ancient chapel of St. Nicholas, once famous for the resort of fishermen to present offerings at the shrine of their patron saint after escaping shipwreck. NEWINGTON, NORTH, a hmlt. in the par. of Broughton, hund. of Bloxham, co. Oxford, 4 miles N. of South Newington, and 2J W. by S. of Banbury. NEWINGTON, SOUTH, a par. in the hund. of "Wootton, co. Oxford, 6 miles S.W. of Banbury, its post town, and 7 from Chipping Norton. The village, which is small, is situated on the river Swere, and is wholly agricultural. The land is nearly evenly divided between arable and pasture. The soil is partly a fine sandy loam, and partly a strong clay. The tithes were com- muted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Actin 1794. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 231, in the patron, of Exeter College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, has an embattled tower crowned with pinnacles. It is situated on a hill. There is a National school for both sexes. The Wes- leyans have a place of worship. The Earl of Shrews- bury is lord of the manor. NEWINGTON, STOKE, a par., and extensive sub- urban district of the metropolis, in the Finsbury div. of the hund. of Ossulstone, co. Middlesex, 3 miles N. by E. of St. Paul's, and 3 N. of Shoreditch church. At Newington-road is a station on the North London rail- way. The village, which is of considerable antiquity, being mentioned in Domesday Survey, is no longer confined to its own par. of St. Mary, but extends into the adjoining pars, of West Hackney, Hornsey, and Islington. It stands on the main road from the metro- polis to Cambridge, and is bounded on the 8. side, adjoining London, by the Kingsland-road and Shackle- well-lane ; on the E. by Hackney brook, which separates it from tipper Clapton ; on the N. and N.W. by the inner line of Abney Park Cemetery, where it adjoins Stamford Hill, and the Seven-Sisters-road, including the far-famed Manor House tavern, in the Green Lanes, which bound it on the W., until it reaches Stoke New- ington Green, when it follows the line of the Newington- road to Ball's Pond, and thence E. to the Kingsland- road. The original village consisted principally of one long street extending from Kingsland-road to Stamford Hill ; but within the last quarter of a century it has been increased by new lines of houses and villas erected in Park-street, Albion-road, Church-street, and other parts. The streets are paved, and lighted with gas, and the inhabitants are supplied with water from the New River, which pursues a serpentine course through the parish, and has here a large reservoir, with a steam- engine for forcing the water to the tops of the houses. Near the church is a walk between trees, called Queen Elizabeth's walk ; and on the N. side of Church-street is the brick gateway of the old manor house, with its pointed arch. Part of the land not built upon is laid out as extensive nursery gardens ; but tha trade of the place depends on tho resident population, and its situa- tion as a great thoroughfare. The Abney Park Cemetery is situated to the N. of Church-street, and to the W. of the principal thoroughfare, in that part of the parish which adjoins Stamford Hill. It was, previously to being converted into a cemetery, the seat of Sir Thomas Abney, the friend of Dr. Watts, who wrote many of his sacred songs in an arbour, now fallen to decay, but the site of which is still railed off. The par. comprises also Highbury New Park, and part of Stoke Newington Common, as well as the much frequented grounds of tho Manor House tavern. It is returned in the census of 1861: as comprising 650 acres, and having a populatinn of 6,607. It is included within the jurisdiction of tho Central Criminal Court, and in the metropolitan N. postal district. Courts leet and baron for the manor are held annually. The manorial estate, which has belonged to the cathedral of St. Paul's since the Saxon times, ii now administered by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, hut still confers on the Rector of St. Mary's the title of prebendary or honorary canon of St. Paul's. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of London, val. 820, in the patron, of the bishop. The ancient parish church of St. Mary, standing on the N. side of Church-street, was rebuilt by William Patten in 1563, and considerably enlarged by Sir Charles Barry in the present century, who added a spire to the old tower. It was, however, found inadequate to meet the increased domand for church accommodation ; and in 1858 a new and magni- ficent structure was erected on the S. side of Church- street, immediately facing the old building, in which divine service is still performed, though the new St. Mary's is now considered the parish church. There is also the district church of St. Matthias, the living of which is a perpet. cur.,* val. 265. There are places of worship for Independents, Wesleyans, Unitarians, and Society of Friends, the last being a modern building ; also almshouses for ten widows, founded and endowed under the will of Michael Yoakley in 1835. There are National, denominational, and Sunday schools in connection with the several places of worship. Many illustrious persons have resided here, as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and Edward Vere, Earl of Oxford, in the reign of Elizabeth ; the republican general Fleet- wood; Daniel Defoe, author of "Robinson Crusoe;" Adam Anderson, author of " History of Commerce ;" Thomas Day, of " Sandford and Merton" and other popular productions ; Howard, the philanthropist, who was born in the adjoining parish of Hackney, and died here in November, 1748 ; Dr. Watts, the divine and poet ; Dr. Aikin, compiler of the General Biography ; and his sister, Mrs. Barbauld. NEW-INN, a vil. in the par. of Knockgraffon, bar. of Clanwilliam, co. Tipperary, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles N.E. of Cahir. It contains a church, Roman Catholic chapel, and barracks. Several seats adorn tho neighbourhood. A fair is held on the 17th March. NEW -INN, a hmlt. in the par. of Lava, bar. of Upper Loughtee, co. Cavan, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 5 miles N.W. of Virginia. NEW-INN, a hmlt. in the bar. of Kilconnell, co. Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland. NEW INN, a hmlt. in the hund. of Greytreo, co. Hereford, 4 miles W. of Ross. It is situated near the river Wye. NEWLAND, a lib. in the par. of Hurst, hund. of Sonning, co. Berks, 4 miles W. of Wokingham. NEW-LAND, in Canvey Island, Essex, 6 miles S.W. of Rayleigh. NEWLAND, a vil. in the par. of Exhall, co. Warwick, 4 miles N. of Coventry. NEWLAND, a vil. in the par. of Colton, co. Stafford, 2 miles N. of Abbotts Bromley. NEWLAN1), a tythg. in the par. of Batcombe, co. Dorset, 6 miles S.E. of Sherborne. NEWLAND, a chplry. in the par. of Great Malvcrn, lower div. of Pershore hund., co. Worcester, 2 miles N.E. of Great Malvern, its post town, and 5 S. of Worcester. This place was formerly a grange to Malvern Priory. The land is partly in hop-grounds. The impropriation belongs to Lady Gresley. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 60, in the patron, of the Vicar of Great Malvern. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is a small brick and timber structure. Earl Beauchamp is lord of the manor. NEWLAND, a tnshp. in the par. of Drax, lower div. of the wap. of Barkstone-Ash, West Riding co. York, 4 miles N.E. of Snaith, its post town. The village, is small, situated on the river Aire, and entirely agri- cultural. Newland Park is the principal residence.