Name | Newtown (near Rothbury) |
Alt names | Newtown (near Alnwick) | source: alternate name |
Type | Township, Civil parish |
Coordinates | 55.301°N 1.942°W |
Located in | Northumberland, England ( - 1955) |
See also | Rothbury, Northumberland, England | ancient parish in which it was a township | | Coquetdale Ward, Northumberland, England | ancient county division in which it was located | | Rothbury Rural, Northumberland, England | rural district of which it was part 1894-1955 | | Tosson, Northumberland, England | civil parish into which it was absorbed in 1955 |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
NOTE: There are two Newtowns in Northumberland. They have each been renamed to indicate their location. This is Newtown (near Rothbury) which is further south than Newtown (near Wooler).
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A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Newtown (near Rothbury) from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "NEWTOWN, a township in Rothbury parish, Northumberland; 7 miles S W of Alnwick. Acres: 951. Population: 62. Houses: 10. The property belongs to the Duke of Northumberland. "
Newtown (near Rothbury)was a township in the ancient parish of Rothbury and became a separate civil parish in 1866. From 1894 until 1955 it was part of Rothbury Rural District. In 1955 the civil parish was abolished and the area was absorbed into the parish of Tosson.
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 | Newtown (near Rothbury), Northumberland, England | Rothbury, Northumberland, England | Coquetdale Ward, Northumberland, England | Rothbury Rural, Northumberland, England | Tosson, Northumberland, England
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