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| Name | Newham (near Ellingham) |
| Type | Township, Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 55.533°N 1.717°W |
| Located in | Northumberland, England |
| See also | Bamburgh, Northumberland, England | ancient parish of which it was part | | Bamburgh Ward, Northumberland, England | ancient division in which it was located | | Alnwick Rural, Northumberland, England | rural district of which it was part 1894-1955 | | Ellingham, Northumberland, England | civil parish into which it was absorbed in 1955 |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Newham from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "NEWHAM, a township in Bambrough parish, Northumberland; on the Northeastern railway, 5½ miles S E of Belford. It has a station on the railway. Acres: 2,568. Population: 328. Houses: 57. The manor belongs to the Duke of Northumberland."
Newham (near Ellingham) was a township in the ancient parish of Bamburgh. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. From 1894 until 1955 it was part of Alnwick Rural District. In 1955 the civil parish was abolished and the area was absorbed into the parish of Ellingham.
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 | Newham (near Ellingham), Northumberland, England | Bamburgh, Northumberland, England | Bamburgh Ward, Northumberland, England | Alnwick Rural, Northumberland, England | Ellingham, Northumberland, England |
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