Newton, Yorkshire Genealogy

England Yorkshire Yorkshire Parishes K-R  West Riding  Newton

Parish History
NEWTON, a township, in the parish of Slaidburn,union of Clitheroe, W. division of the wapentake of Staincliffe and Ewcross, W. riding of York, 7 miles (N. N. W.) from Clitheroe; containing 461 inhabitants.It comprises by computation 3000 acres, including a hilly moorland district; the low land is very rich meadow and pasture. A lead-mine and smelt-mill here are the property of Peregrine Townley, Esq. The village is seated on the river Hodder, about a mile and a half south of Slaidburn; fairs are held in it on March 14th, April 14th, and September 16th. The tithes have been commuted for £90, and the glebe consists of two acres and a half. There is a place of worship for the Society of Friends, who have an endowed grammar school; and the Independents, also, have a place of worship. A national school was built in 1842, in which divine service is performed every Sunday. The township is entitled to send aged widows to Waddington Hospital.

From: Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 404-407. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51176 Date accessed: 20 September 2011..

Civil Registration
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Church records
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Census records
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Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Yorkshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

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