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NEW-MILL. 39 NEWNHAM. It is situated on the loft bank of the river Isla, and is divided into two parts, viz. Old and New. The inhabi- tants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. NEW-MILL, a hmlt. in the par. of Wath-upon- Dearn, West Riding co. York, 5 miles N. of Eotherham. NEW-MILL, a vil. in the par. of Llangeinor, co. Glamorgan, 5 miles N. of Bridgend. NEW-MILL, an ecclesiastical district in the tnshps. of Foolstone and Wooldale, par. of Kirk-Burton, upper div. of the wap. of Agbrigg, West Riding co. York, 6 miles S.E. of Huddersfield. The village, which is con- siderable, is situated on the road from Huddersfield to Sheffield. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 150, in the patron, of the Vicar of Kirk- Burton. The church, which has a square embattled tower crowned with piftiacles, was erected in 1830, at an expense of 4,000, by the parliamentary commis- sioners. TheWesleyans have a place of worship. There are National and infant schools. NEWMILLS, a tnshp. and vil. in the par. of Glossop, hund. of Iligh Peak, co. Derby, 8 miles S.E. of Stock- port, its post town, and 5 N. W. of Chapel-en-le-Frith. It is a station on the Buxton branch of the North- Western railway. It is situated in a manufacturing district at the confluence of the rivers Goyt and Kinder, the latter of which derives its source from the mountain of Kinder- Scout, and here separates the counties of Derby and Chester. The tnsbp. formerly comprised seven hmlts., but was subdivided about a century ago, and now con- tains the hmlts. of Beard, Ollerset, Thomsett, and Whitle. There are large iron and brass foundries, cotton mills, and bleach and print works scattered through various parts of the township, which together give employment to a large portion of the inhabitants. The original branches of manufacture were those of paper and cloth, but these have been entirely suspended. The appella- tion of New Mills is more particularly applied to a cluster of houses and factories which rise in tiers one above another from the brink of the river to the, summit of the crags, a height of several hundred feet, and also extend along the turnpike road as far as London Place. The land not built over is chiefly meadow and pasture, with a small proportion of arable and woodland. The living is a perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 150, in the patron, of the Vicar of Glossop. The church, dedicated to St. George, is a modern structure with a spired tower, the expense of which was partly defrayed by the parliamentary commissioners. There is a National school for both sexes. The Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, Association Methodists, Indepen- dents, and Roman Catholics have each a place of worship. NEWMILLS, a post-office vil. in the par. of Tulla- niskcn, bar. of Dungannon, co. Tyrone, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles N.N.E. of Dungannon. NKWMILLS, a hmlt. in the par. of Ross, bar. of East C'arberry, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland. In tin: vicinity is a large cromlech. NKWMILLS, a hmlt. in the par. of Fordyce, co. liauff, Scotland, 3 miles S.W. of Portsoy. It is situated in .11 UK: coast, which is hero very bold and rocky, with - 'option of the bays of Portsoy and Sandend. NKWMILLS, orTORUY, a vil. in the par. of Tony- burn, co. Kite, .Scotland, 5 miles W. of Dunfermlino, and ^!l from Edinburgh. It is situated on the Frith of r'nrth, and formerly had a pier, of which traces exist. NKWMILNS, a vil. in the par. of Loudoun, co. Ayr, i. 7 mill's K. of Kilmarnock. It is the terminus of a short branch lino from the Glasgow and South- western railway. It is situated on the river Irvine, and was made a burgh of barony in 1400 by James IV. under . udoun. It is governed by two bailies, a 'or, treasurer, fiscal, and 15 common councillors. n, which is ancient, is well built, and is now a ililo manufacturing place. It contains a iif tin' WeNti ni Bank, a subscription A:c. The inhabitants are to a groat extent employed in hand-loom weaving. Ti: I T'i-e:.byteri:n churches, all of which are of recent erection ; also a parochial school and a Sabbath evening school. Near the centre of the town stand the ruins of an old castle, said to have been erected about the same time as that of Edinburgh. About 14 mile from the town is Loudoun Castle, a castellated pile, surrounded by natural woods and artificial plantations ; and within a short distance from the mansion is the ancient parish kirk of Loudoun. Fairs are held on the first Thursday in February, third Wednesday in May, fourth Thursday in August, first Wednesday in September, and fourth Wednesday in October. NEWMINSTER-ABBEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Morpeth, W. div. of Castle ward, co. Northumberland, half a mile W. of Morpeth. It is situated in a small valley on the river Wansbeck. It had formerly a Cis- tercian abbey, founded in 1198 by Ranulph de Merlay, which at the Dissolution had a revenue of 140 10s. 4d, Of this structure only a part of the northern gateway remains. The Morpeth foxhounds are kennelled here. There are corn and woollen mills. NEW-MOAT, a par. in the hund. of Dungleddy, co. Pembroke, 10 miles from Haverfordwest, its post town, and the same distance from Newport. The village, which is small, is situated on the river Sefeynfey. The houses are much scattered, and near the village are the ruins of a house of Edward I.'s time, formerly the seat or the Scourfields. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of St. David's, val. 130. The church is an ancient struc- ture. NEWNES, a tnshp. in the, par. of Ellesmere, co. Salop, near Ellesmere. NEWNHAM, a par., post and market town, in the hund. of Westbury, co. Gloucester, 11 miles S.W. of Gloucester, and 114 W. by N. 'of London. It is a station on the South Wales railway. The town is situated on an eminence overlooking the river Severn, near the ferry where Henry II. received Strongbow after the conquest of Ireland. It is a polling-place and petty sessions town, and returned members to parlia- ment in Edward I.'s time. It was chartered by King John, whoso state sword is still kept here, and is now governed by two constables in lieu of a mayor, &c. There are a branch bank, savings-bank, and town hall, in which last the county courts are held monthly on a Wednesday. Petty sessions for the Forest of Dean are held at the " Bear " hotel fortnightly. The lord of the manor holds a court-leet annually. An extensive trade is done in bark, timber, coal, slate, and some coasting trade is carried on. There is a quay which is accessible for ships of 150 tons, and ship-building affords employ- ment to some of the inhabitants. The river is here sub- ject to a sudden rise called the " bore," or " eagre," which happens occasionally at the flow of the tide. Glass was made here in the reign of Charles I. In the neighbourhood are extensive iron and coal mines, the produce of which is conveyed by the Berkeley canal and the Bullo Pill railway, which hero passes through a tunnel 1,000 yards long into the Forest of Dean. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 201 5s. The living is a perpet: cur. in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 140. The church, which is situated on the cliff, is dedicated to St. Peter. It is an ancient stone structure, with a modern square embattled tower containing a clock and six bolls. The interior of the church contains a font carved with the effigies of the twelve apostles. There are various charities. The Independents and Wesleyans have each a place of worship. There is a National school. Here was formerly a Norman castle, built as one of the fortresses on ,the Welsh frontier, and garrisoned for Charles I. by Wyn- toun, who gave it up to Colonel Massie. Newnham Park and Hill House are the principal residences. Th" manor is in the possession of the devisees and trust of John James, Esq. Market day is Friday. Cattle fairs are held on llth June and 18th October. NKWNHAM, a par. in tin; hund. of Basingstoke, co. Hants, 4.< miles N.l 1 :. of I'.asingstoke, its post town, and 2 from fin: Winclilii'1,1 railway .station. Tho villagr, which is of small extent, and is wholly agricultural, is