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NEWTON. 46 NEWTON. of 315. The living is a reot. in the dioo. of Chichester, val. 300. The church, dedicated to St. John the Evangelist, had an embattled tower added to it in 1839, chiefly at the expense of the Gordon family. The windows of the church are of stained glass. William Gordon, Esq., is lord of the manor. NEWTON, a par. in the hund. of Thriplow, co. Cambridge, 6 J miles S. of Cambridge, its post town, and 1^ mile from the Harston railway station. The parish, which is inconsiderable and wholly agricultural, is situated on the Barkway high road between Cambridge and London. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Act of Enclosure in 1798. The impropriation belongs to the Dean and Chapter of Ely. The living is a vie. annexed to that of Hauxton, in the dioc. of Ely. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret, has a tower containing three bells. The church was restored in 1851, and has an ancient octagonal font. There is an endowed school. The Dean and Chapter of Ely are lords of the manor. NEWTON, a par. in the hund. of Wisbeach, Isle of Ely, co. Cambridge, 4 miles N. of Wisbeach, its nearest railway station and post town, aud 41 from Cambridge. The village, which is small, is situated near the river Nen, and is wholly agricultural. A portion of the land is fenny. The tithes have been commuted for a rent- charge of 667. The living is a rect. * in the dioc. of Ely, val. 1,135, in the patron, of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. James, is an ancient structure with a tower. The interior of the church contains an ancient font and numerous monuments of great antiquity. A college or chantry in honour of St. Mary was founded here in the reign of Henry IV. by Sir J. Colville, Knt., consisting of a warden, four chaplains, and ten poor brethren, whose lands at the Dissolution were annexed to the rectory of Newton. The charities consist of a share with Leverington. There is a free school. E. Jackson, Esq., is lord of the manor. NEWTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Middlewich, hund. of Northwich, co. Chester, 1 mile from Middlewich, its post town, and 4 miles from Sandbach. The village, which is considerable, is situated on the Grand Trunk canal, on the banks of which are extensive salt works. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. -There are brick and tile kilns. There is a grammar school. Newton Lodge is the principal residence. NEWTON, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Prest- bury, hund. of Macclesfield, co. Chester, 5 miles N.W. of Macclesfield. It is situated on the river Bollin. NEWTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Gosforth, co. Cum- berland, 5 miles N.W. of Ravenglass. NEWTON, a tythg. in the par. of Sturminster- Newton-Castle, co. Dorset, 1 mile S.W. of Sturminster. It is situated near the river Stour. NEWTON, a hmlt. in the hund. of Corfe Castle, co. Dorset, 4 miles S.E. of Corfe Castle. NEWTON, a vil. in the par. of Oystermouth, co. Glamorgan, 5 miles S.W. of Swansea. It is a decayed bathing place, and a sub-port to Swansea. The Via Julia passed in the vicinity. NEWTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Clodock, hund. of Ewyas-Lacy, co. Hereford, 4 miles W. of Abbey Dore, its post town, and 5 W. of Pontrilas railway station. The township, which is situated on the left bank of the river Escley, is wholly agricultural. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 80, in the patron, of the Vicar of Clodock. The church, dedicated to St. John, is a modern structure with a belfry. NEWTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Croft, hund. of Wolphy, co. Hereford, 3J miles N.W. of Lcominster, and half a mile from the Ford station on the Shrewsbury and Hereford railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on an eminence near the river Lugg, and to the W. of the turnpike road leading from Leo- minster to Hereford. The views from the village are varied and extensive. The land is partly in hop- grounds. The soil is of a rich nature, with a subsoil of gravel and limestone. NEWTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Bromyard, hund. of Broxash, co. Hereford, 2 miles S.W. of Bromyard, and 14 N.E. of Hereford. NEWTON, a hmlt. in the hund. of Wolphy, co. Hereford, 3 miles S. of Leominster, and 10 N. of Here- ford. It is situated in the fertile valley of the river Lugg, near the Leominster canal. NEWTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Leintwardine, hund, of Wigmore, co. Hereford, 5 miles N.E. of Prestrign. It is joined with Litton and Walford to form a township. NEWTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Poulton-le-Fylde, hund. of Amounderness, co. Lancaster, 2 miles S.W. of Poulton. It is situated near the coast, and is in con- junction with Hardhorn. NEWTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Kirkby Lonsdale, ward of Lonsdale, co. Westmoreland, 3 miles S.W. of Kirkby Lonsdale, and 11 S.E. of Kendal. It is situated near the Lancashire border. NEWTON, a tnshp. and ecclesiastical district in the par. of Manchester, hund. of Salford, co. Lancaster, 2 miles N.E. of Manchester, within which borough it is included. The village, which is very considerable, forms a populous suburb of Manchester. The manufac- tures of cotton and silk, and the printing of calico are extensively carried on. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Manchester, val. 155, in the patron, of the dean and chapter. The church, dedicated to All Saints, was rebuilt on the site of an ancient chapel at an expense of 8,000. There are places of worship for Wesleyans, Unitarians, Society of Friends, and other Dissenting communions ; also National and other schools. Set MANCHESTER. NEWTON, a par. in the wap. of Aveland, parts of Kesteven, co. Lincoln, 2 miles N.W. of Folkingham, iU post town, and ION. of the Corby railway station. The village, which is of small extent and wholly agricultural, is situated on the river Trent. There is a mineral spring in the neighbourhood. The land is nearly all arable and pasture, and in good cultivation. Stone for building is quarried. The high grounds command extensive views. The parish was enclosed in 1767, when 227 acres of glebe were allotted in lieu of tithes. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, va). 308. The church, dedicated to St. Botolph, is an ancient structure, with a tower containing three bells. The church has been recently repaired. The parochial charities produce about 2 per annum. There is a school for both sexes maintained by subscription. Sir Glynne Earle Welby, Bart., is lord of the manor. NEWTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Bywell St. Peter, E. div. of Tindale ward, co. Northumberland, 3 miles N. of Stocksfield, and 7 N.E. of Hexham. It is a small agricultural place. NEWTON, a hmlt. in the pars, of Shelford and Bing- ham, S. div. of Bingham wap., co. Nottingham, 2 miles N.W. of Bingham. NEWTON, a vil. in the par. of Manorbier, co. Pem- broke, 5 miles W. of Pembroke. NEWTON, a vil. in the par. of Llanstadwell, co. Pembroke, 2 miles S.E. of Milford. It is situated on the coast of Milford Haven. NEWTON, a tnshp. in the par. of St. Mary, co. Salop, 3 miles N.W. of Shrewsbury. NEWTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Middle, co. Salop, 6 miles N. of Shrewsbury. NEWTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Westbury, co. Salop, 8 miles S.W. of Shrewsbury. NEWTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Stottesden, CO. Salop, 6 miles N. -of Cleobury Mortimer. NEWTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Worfield, co. Salop, 2 miles N.E. of Bridgnorth. NEWTON, a lib. in the par. of Blithfield, S. div. of the hund. of Pirehill, co. Stafford, H mile N.W. of Blithfield, and 3 miles N.W. of Abbot's Bromley. NEWTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Burneston, wap. of Hidlikeld, North Riding co. York, 3 miles S.E. of Bedale. It is joined with Exelby and Leeming. NEWTON, a tnshp. and chplry. in the par. of Pick- ering, wap. of Pickering Lythe, North Hiding co. York, 4 miles N. by E. of Pickering, and a quarter of a mile W.