In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Newton like this:
NEWTON, a chapelry in Pickering parish, N. R. Yorkshire; on the York and Whitby railway at Newton-I ale, and at Levisham r. station, 4¼ miles N by E of Pickering. Post-town, Pickering. Acres, 2, 401. Real property, £1, 643. Pop., 243. Houses, 51. The manor belongs to the Rev. R. Hill. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of York. Value, £250. Patron, the Archbishop of York. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists, and a slightly endowed parochial school.
Newton through time
Newton is now part of Ryedale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Ryedale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Newton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Newton, in Ryedale and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13819
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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