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| Name | Newbiggin by Newburn |
| Type | Township, Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 55.006°N 1.69°W |
| Located in | Northumberland, England |
| See also | Newburn, Northumberland, England | ancient parish in which it was a township | | Castle Ward, Northumberland, England | ancient county division in which it was located | | Castle Ward Rural, Northumberland, England | rural district of which it was part 1894-1955 | | Woolsington, Northumberland, England | civil parish into which it was absorbed in 1955 |
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NOTE: There are three Newbiggins in Northumberland, one in County Durham, three in Westmorland and one in the North Riding of Yorkshire. All have been renamed to indicate their location.
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A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Newbiggin by Newburn from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "NEWBIGGIN, a township in Newburn parish, Northumberland; 3¾ miles N W of Newcastle. Acres: 519. Population: 51. Houses: 9."
Newbiggin was originally a township in the ancient parish of Newburn, Northumberland. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. From 1894 it was part of Castle Ward Rural District. In 1955 it was abolished and absorbed into Woolsington, the neighbouring parish to the north.
Research Tips
- Northumberland Archives previously known as Northumberland Collections Service and Northumberland County Record Office. Now based within Woodhorn Museum in Ashington and providing free access to numerous records for local and family historians alike.
- Full postal address: Museum and Northumberland Archives, Queen Elizabeth II Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9YF; Phone: 01670 624455
- There is a branch office in Berwick upon Tweed.
Categories: Northumberland, England | Newbiggin by Newburn, Northumberland, England | Newburn, Northumberland, England | Castle Ward, Northumberland, England | Castle Ward Rural, Northumberland, England | Woolsington, Northumberland, England |
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