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Rh NEWFIELD. 33 NEWHAVEN. tho bar. of Lougbinsholin, co. Londonderry, prov. of i 1, Ireland, near Bellaghy. It etanda on the river Bann, not far from Lough Beg. NEWFIELD, a tnshp. in the par. of Auckland St. Andrew, N.W. div. of Darlington ward, co. Durham, 3 miles N. of Bishop-Auckland. It is an increasing village. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the coal mines. NEWFIELD, a demesne in the par. of Dundonald, co. Ayr, Scotland, 5 miles S.W. of Kilmarnock. NEWFIELD-GREEN, a vil. in the tnshp. of Nether Hallam, West Riding co. York, 2 miles W. of Sheffield. NEW FOREST, a hund. in the co. of Hants, contains New Forest, with the par. of Brockenhurst, and part of Boldre, comprising an area of 66,790 acres. The New Forest, from which the hundred takes its name, was in tin 1 Saxon times called Itene, and then stretched from Southampton Water to tho Avon, and N. to Chardford, which fact entirely belies the monkish tale of William the Conqueror having knocked down churches and levelled villages to plant it. It forms part of the crown demesnes, and is tolerably well wooded, having 6,000 acres planted for navy timber, but a considerable tract is heath and bog. Hitherto this estate has cost the country more than it pays, but the prospect for the future is improved, as it is now intersected by the South- ampton and Dorchester line of railway, and new roads are making. The oak timber is in general small, the best being in the S.E. and round Lyndhurst. It is divided into 19 bailiwicks and 15 walks, under the charge of a lord warden, lieutenant, high steward, and other officers, assisted by 2 rangers, 4 vorderers, 12 regardors, and 24 foresters and under foresters. Until the middle of the last century, an old oak, at Canterton, in the parish of Slinstead, near Stony Cross, marked the spot where William Rufus was accidentally shot by Tyrrel, whilst hunting in the forest on tho 2nd of August, 1100. After the fall of tho oak, a stone was set up by Lord de la Warre, but the inscriptions upon it having, in the course of time, become partially erased, it was enclosed in a strong iron frame by Sturges Bourne, Esq., the late NEW-FOREST, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkby- Ravensworth, wap. of West Gilling, North Riding co. York, 10 miles W. by N. of Richmond. NEWFOREST. There are several seats of this name in Ireland ; one near Tipperary, another about 4 miles from Newtown Bellew, co. Galway, and a third near Kilbeggan, in Westmoath. NEW FOUND POOL, an ext. par. place in the borough and co. of Leicester. NEWGALL, a stream of co. Pembroke, falls into St. Bride's Bay, below St. Elvis. NEW-GLANMIKE, a vil. in tho par. of Cahirlag, in the bar. of Barrymore, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ire- land, 3 miles N.E. of Cork. It is situated in the valley of tho river (jlanmire. N KV < i UO UN US, an ext. par. place in the hund. of Fordingbridge, co. Hants. It is situated on the border and partly within the limits of the New Forest, adjoin- 'dshill Wood and Ashley Lodge. NK WHALL, a tnshp. in tho par. of Stapenhill, hund. nf liipton, co. Derby, 3 miles S.E. of Burton-upon-Trcnt, its post town, and N.W. of Ashby-dc-la-Zouch. Tho tnshp. is in conjunction with that of Stanton. A por- tiiMi of the inhabitants arc engaged in the collieries, enware works, and briok-nelds. The living is a. perpet. cur.* in the dioc. of Lichliold, val. 162, in tho patron, nf (unices. The church, dedicated to St. John, is a modern brick structure, with a square pinnacled r. The whole edilice was erected at an expense of 7, MHO. There are National and infant schools. The ~YVcM< -vans have a place of worship. NEWHALIi, a tush]), in the par. of Otlcy, Upper div. of the w;ip. of I'laro. Yst Riding co. York, three- quarters of a mil.; N.W. of Otley. Tho township is in conjunction with Clifton, and consists chielly of IT land. Thi! old hall was anciently tho residence of K.hvard Fairfax, the poet, who flourished in tho reigns of Elizabeth and James I. At Clifton is a school-house, licensed for the performance of Divine worship. NEWHALL, a tnshp. in tho par. of Acton, hund. of Nantwich, co. Chester, 5 miles S.W. of Nantwich. It is situated near the Birmingham canal. There aro charities producing about 2 7. 6d. per annum. NEWHALL, an ancient seat in tho Colchester div. of tho hund. of Lexden, co. Essex, 3 miles N.E. of Chelmsford. It was built in the reign of Henry VII. by the Butler family, upon lands once belonging to Waltham Abbey, near the river Chelmer. In the reign of Henry VIII. it passed to the relatives of Anne Boleyn, who named it Beaulieu, and kept St. George's feast here with great magnificence in 1524. It was subsequently the seat of several illustrious persons, as Cromwell, Monk, the Cavendishes, and Lord Waltham; by tho last of whom the greater part of the mansion was pulled down, excepting the great hall, a noble apartment, 96 feet by 50, and 40 feet high, bearing the arms of Henry VIII. and Elizabeth. Tho mansion has been partially rebuilt, and is now occupied as a convent, tho great hall serving for tho chapel. NEWHALL, a tnshp. in the par. of Davonham, hund. of Northwich, co. Chester, 2 miles from Davenham, and 3J S.E. of Northwich. It is situated near tho Grand Trunk canal. NEWHALL, a seat in the par. of Pennycuick, co. Edinburgh, Scotland, 12 miles S. by E. of Edinburgh. It is situated on the river North Esk, under the Pent- land hills, and near the borders of Peebleshire. It for- merly belonged to the Crichton and Pennycuick families, and is celebrated in story as the scene of Ramsay's " Gentle Shepherd." There aro also numerous private residences of this name in all parts of England, and in several counties of Scotland. NEWHALLHEY, a tnshp. in the par. of Bury, Higher div. of the hund. of Blackburn, co. Lancaster, 8 miles N. by W. of Manchester. It is situated in a hilly district, near the rivers Irwell and Roche. NEWHALL PARK, a lib. in the par. of Thurlaston, hund. of Sparkenhoe, co. Leicester, 6 miles S.W. of Leicester. NEWHALLS, a vil. in tho par. of South Queensferry, co. Linlithgow, Scotland, half a mile E. of Queensforry, and 9 miles W. by N. of Edinburgh. It is situated on the road from Queensferry to Edinburgh, and has a small harbour and pier on tho Frith of Forth. NEWHAM, a tnshp. in tho par. of Bambrough, co. Northumberland, 5 miles S.E. ot'Belford. The township is intersected by the York, Newcastle, and Berwick sec- tion of tho North-Eastern railway, on which is a station. The village is small. There is a school for both sexes. The Duke of Northumberland is lord of the manor, and sole landowner. The soil is fertile, and the chief crops are barley, wheat, and potatoes. NEWHAM, a tnshp. in the par. of Whalton, West div. of Castle ward, co. Northumberland, 8 miles S.W. of Morpeth, and 11 N.W. of Newcastlo-upon-Tyne. There is no village, only a few farmhouses. NEWHAM, a hmlt. in the par. of Marton, North Riding co. York, 5 miles N. of Stokesley. NEW-HAMPTON, an ext. par. place in the hund. of Wolphy, co. Hereford, mar Hatfield. NEWHAVEN, a quoad sacra par. in tho par. of North Leith, co. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1 mile W. of Leith. It is a station on tho Edinburgh and Granton railway. It is situated on the Frith of Forth, and is a sub-port to Leith, to which place it was annexed, with its adjacent lands, in 1630. It has a stone pier, also a chnin pier, the latter lying to the W. of the village. It was erected in tho years 1821 and 1822, by Sir S. Brown, and con- sists of three spans of 290 feet each. Tho pierhead has a fixed light, 15 feet in height, and visible at it milrs distance. The village of Nou haven, which is much resorted to as a sea-bathing place, was founded by James III., and called New Haven in contradistinc- tion to the Old Haven of Leith. In 1508 Sir James Cowio resigned the chaplaincy to the king, who sold 1 it to tho city of Edinburgh, to which it still belongs,