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NEWLAND. 37 NEWLYN. NEWLAND, a hmlt. in the par. of Cottingham, Hunsley-Beacon div. of the wap. of Harthill, East Hiding co. York, 2 miles N.W. of Hull. It consists chiefly of small dairy farms. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of York, val. 85. The church is a small modern edifice. A chapel-of-ease was erected here in 1833, at an expense of 1,650. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans, also a school with a small endowment. NEWLAND, a par. in the hund. of St. Briavel's, co. Gloucester, 3 miles from Coleford, and 4 S.E. of Monmouth. The par., which is extensive, comprises the chplries. of Bream and Coleford, with the tythgs. of Clearwell, Lea- Bailey, and Newland, and the limits, of Tapper and Lower Redbrook. It is bounded on the W. by the navigable river Wye, and the valleys are watered by numerous rapid rivulets. The surface is diversified, some of the hills attaining an elevation of 800 feet above the level of the sea. Coal and iron ore are obtained in the neighbouring forest of Dean, and conveyed by the Wye to Redbrook, where are iron-foundries and tin- plate manufactories. The substratum is limestone, which is extensively quarried for building purposes. At a place called Birchamp is a spring similar to St. Ann's well at Slalvern. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 525. The living is a vie.* with the cur. of Redbrook annexed, in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 488, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is a large structure with a western tower crowned with pinnacles, and ornamented with open-worked battlemonta. There are chapels-of- ease at Coleford, Bream, Clearwell, and Redbrook. The Baptists, Wesleyans, and Independents have places of worship. There are National schools, and a free school, founded by Edward Bell in 1651. The parochial chari- ties produce about 250 per annum, including an annuity of .68, left by Mr. Jones for the foundation of a lecture- ship in the church, the school endowments, and two sets of almshouses founded by Edward Bell and Mr. Jones. There are remains of Meadow House, which was garri- soned by the royalists in the reign of Charles I., when the parliamentary troops occupied Gloucester. NEWLAND-CUM-WOODHOUSE-MOOR, an ext.. par. place in the lower div. of Agbrigg wap., West Riding co. York, 3 miles N.E. of Wakefield. Here was formerly a preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers, founded in the reign of King John. Its revenues were returned at the Dissolution at 202 3s. &d. Courts leet and baron are annually held in the village, which now consists of a few farmhouses. The old chapel, which stood near the mansion-house, was taken down at the end of the last century. X KWLANDMG, a vil. in the par. of Borthwick, co. Edinburgh, Scotland, 4 miles S.E. of Dalkeith. It is much decayed. NEWLANDS, a par. in the co. Peebles, Scotland, 6 miles N.W. of Peebles. It comprises the post-office st:tt i"n of Noblehouso. It extends in length about 9 miles from S.W. to N.E., with an extreme breadth of 3J miles, ami is bounded on the N. by the co. Edinburgh, and on sides by the pars, of Eddlestone, Lyne, Stobo, Kirkurd, and Linton. The surface is hilly, and is richly woo <; mdstone and limestone are quarried to i bio extent ; there are also traces of marl, iron inganese. Several mineral springs exist. It i,H .situa'.i-d mi tho river Lyne, and is traversed by the urgh to Dumfries through Moffut. Its rn extremity adjoins the Leadburn station on tin 1 Edinburgh and Peebles railway. This par. is in the , and synod of Lothian and Tweeddalo. 9 a stipend of 262. The parish church 1 in 1838. The old church, which is now a ruin, formerly belonged to the monks of Dunfermlinc. an United Presbyterian church and a , &c, 1 )rochil Castle, which is still in i. was built by Reguit Morton. NEWLANDS, a ohplry. in tho par. of Crosthwaite, ward of Alii nlalr-almvi -Dcrwent, co. Cumberland, 4 S.W. of Kcswick, its post town. It is situated under Hindscar, near Dorwentwater, and contains tho hmlt. of Little Keswick, or Little Town, which is situated so close under the mountain that the solar rays are intercepted from it between November and February. The houses are few in number and much scattered. There are lead and copper mines. Tho latter were formerly extremely valuable, and from the great propor- tion of gold and silver they contained, were claimed as royal property in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, who instituted a suit at law against tho Earl of Northumber- land, on whose lordship they were discovered, which waa decided in favour of the crown. The original mines were destroyed during the civil wars of Charles I., and the ruins of smelting-houses and other ancient works may still be traced on the banks of the river Bure. The mines having since been reopened, are now compara- tively unproductive, but vast quantities of lead ore are obtained in the neighbourhood. There are also quarries of fine slate for roofing. The living is a porpet. cur. * in the dioc. of Carlisle, val. 90, in the patron, of the Vicar of Crosthwaite. The church was rebuilt in 1843. There is a small school adjoining the church. In the village is a place of worship for Wesleyans. A fair is held on the first Friday in September for sheep. NEWLANDS, a tythg. in the par. of Wootten Glan- ville, co. Dorset, 8 miles N.E. of Cerne-Abbas. NKWLANDS, a tythg. in the par. of St. Lawrence, Islo of Thanet, lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, near Ramsgate. NEWLANDS, a hmlt. in the par. of Ulverstone, hund. of Lousdale North of the Sands, co. Lancaster, 16 miles N.W. of Lancaster. It is situated near the river Leven's mouth, on Morecambe Bay. NEWLANDS, a tnshp. in the par. of Bywell St. Peter, E. div. of Tindale ward, co. Northumberland, 11 miles S.E. of Hexham. NEWLANDS, a hmlt. in the bar. of Scarawalsh, co. Wexford, Ireland, 4 miles S.E. of Newtownbarry. It is situated on the river Slaney. NEWLAND-SIDE, a tnshp. in the par. of Stanhope, N.W. div. of Darlington ward,-co. Durham, 1 mile S.W. of Stanhope. A portion of the inhabitants are employed in the lead mines, and in the smelting-house at Bol- lihope. NEW-LAUND-BOOTH, an ext. par. place in the higher div. of Blackburn hund., co. Lancaster. NEWLAW, a hill in co. Kirkcudbright, Scotland, 5 miles S.E. of Kirkcudbright. It commands a magni- ficent view as far as the Isle of Man and the Mourne mountains. NEWLAY, a hmlt. partly in tho par. of Horsforth, upper div. of Skyrack wap., and partly in tho chplry. of Bramley and par. of St. Peter's, Leeds, West Riding co. York, 5 miles W. by N. of Leeds. It is situated in the valley of the river Aire, here crossed by a cast-iron bridge constructed in 1819. There are woollen-mills and dye-houses, affording employment to most of the inhabitants. NEWLAY, a hmlt. in the wap. of Morley/West Riding co. York, 3 miles N.E. of Bradford. It is a station on tho North Midland railway. It is situated near the river Aire. NEWLYN, a par. in the hund. of Pyder, co. Corn- wall, 8 miles N. of Truro, and 8 N.W. of Grampound, its post town. The parish, which is largo, lies between St. Enoder and Perranzabuloe, and is bounded on the N. by St. Columb. It includes, besides tho vil. of its own name, part of the hmlt. of Mitchell, and the ancient manor of Cargol, which last at the time of tho Donn -s- day Survey belonged to tho priory of Bodmin, and was afterwards possessed by tho bishops of Exeter, who had a palace hero. The surface is hilly, and in parts inter- sected with deep valleys. The land is nearly evenly dis- tributed into three classes, according to its natural capabilities, viz. arable, pasture, and meadow, and the remainder downs, common, and waste. The soil is of various qualities, but produces good crops of wheat, barley, and turnips. The prevailing timber is oak and elm, of which there are some stately trees. Then several chalybeate springs in the parish. Tho substratum