A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Newnham.-- town and par. with ry. sta., Gloucestershire, on river Severn, 11 miles SW. of Gloucester and 114 miles from London, 1937 ac. pop. 1455; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Newnham was formerly a borough, sending 1 member to Parliament. It is situated on the high road from Gloucester to Chepstow, and has a fair industry in tanning, and trade in timber, bark, coal, slate, &c. There is a line of railway to the coal and iron mines of the Forest of Dean.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Newnham Ch/AP/CP Gloucestershire AncC |
| Place: | Newnham |
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