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Rh NEWINGTON. NE W INGTC-N-NEXT-HYTHE. nexed, in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 360, in the patron. of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. Giles, is an ancient structure with a square spired tower containing fuur bells. The parochial charities produce about 5 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. Newington House is the principal residence. Sir George Pechcll, Bart., is lord of the manor and principal land- owner. NEWINGTON, a quoad sacra par. in the par. of St. Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, co. Edinburgh, Scotland. It is situated near Arthur's Seat, and is a suburb of the city of Edinburgh, lying to the extreme S. of the town. NEWINGTON, a hmlt. in the par. of St. Lawrence, Isle of Thanct, and lathe of St. Augustine, co. Kent, 2 miles from Kamsgate. NEWINGTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Misson, co. Nottingham, 1 mile N.E. of Bawtry. It is situated on the river Idle. NEWINGTON, a vil. in the tnshp. of North Ferriby and Swanland, par. of Kingston-on-Hull, East Hiding co. York, 5 miles S.E. of South Clave. It is situated on the river Humber, opposite South Ferriby, and near the line of the Selby and Hull railway. NEWINGTON-BAGPATH, a par. in the upper div. of the hund. of Berkeley, co. Gloucester, 5J miles from the Chariield railway station, and 5 N.W. of Tetbury. The village, which is small, is situated under the Cots- wold hills, and is chiefly agricultural. The soil consists of clay and stone brash, with a subsoil of oolite. Stone for building is quarried. The tithes have been com- muted for a rent-charge of 291, and the glebe comprises 46 acres, valued at 60 per annum. The living is a rect. with the cur. of Owlpen annexed, in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 319. The church, dedi- cated to St. Bartholomew, is an ancient stone structure with a square campanile tower containing one bell. The parochial charities consist of the interest of 50 be- queathed by Mr. John White, of Kingscote, and distri- buted to the poor in bread every Christmas. There is a mixed school, conducted on the National system, and entirely supported by the rector. The court-house, which is still in existence, has been converted into a farm. Colonel Kingscote is lord of the manor and prin- cipal laifdowner. NKWIXGTON BUTTS, or NEWINGTON ST. MARY, a par., and suburb of the metropolis, in the E. div. of the hund. of Brixton, co. Surrey. At the Elephant and Castle is a station of the London, Chatham, and Dover railway, by which line it is intersected. It is bounded on the W. by Kennington, and by the par. of Lambeth, within which parliamentary borough it is situated ; on the E. by St. George's, Southwark ; and on the N. by the borough of Southwark. The earliest mention of this place under its present name is in a record of Elizabeth's time. Its appellation "Butts" oritiiiiated from the butts or marks for the practice of archery set up here by order of government in the 17th uy, when this parish consisted of open fields. At the end of the last century above 300 acres of land in this paiish were in fields and market gardens, but the whole is now built over. The streets, which are in general well paved and lighted, are irregularly arranged, but contain some good modern buildings. On the rn side of Newington-causeway are situated the <ms house for the county of Surrey, and the county jiris'in, commonly called Horsemonger-lane Gaol; and in the Surrey Gardens is a music hall, converted tempo- rarily for the accommodation of St. Thomas's Hospital. At the intersection of the Kent and Surrey roads is the hant and Castle inn; and on the verge of the ii is K' nnington Common, now cnclosedand planted as a park. The great road from London to Brighton and tl"; ^ ses through this parish, which includes UHJ populous district of Walworth. The principal nirmuiiirtures are those of floor-cloth, cabinet goods, and :m rxtrnsm; vitriol manufactory. Tin; living is a rect,* in the dioc. <.f ].<>iip. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a brick edifice, with a low tower, built in 1721, but much VOL. III. enlarged in 1793. In addition to the parish church are the following district churches viz. Holy Trinity, Southwark ; St. Peter's, Walworth ; St. John's, Wai- worth ; and St. Paul's, Walworth ; the livings of which are all perpet. curs., val. 300 each ; also Beresford chapel, Walworth. Two of these churches were erected in the earlier part of the present century, under the authority of the parliamentary commissioners for build- ing new churches. Trinity church, situated in Trinity- square, on the eastern side of Blackman-street, has a Corinthian portico and tower. Here also is situated the remarkable structure known as Spurgeon's Tabernacle. There are Independent, Wesleyan, and other dissenting places of worship; also National and other schools. See WALWORTH and LONDON. NEWINGTON GREEN, a hmlt. in the par. of Islington, co. Middlesex, 3 miles N. by E. of St. Paul's, London. Henry VIII. is said to have resided here occasionally, and the lane leading to Ball's Pond is still called by his name. The hamlet consists of a square of well-built houses surrounding the green, one of which for many generations was the seat of the Halliday and Mildmay families. Drs. Aikin and Price were ministers of the chapel here, and Mrs. Barbauld and V. Knox residents. NEWINGTON-JUXTA-SITTINGBOUKNE, a par. in the hund. of Milton, lathe of Scray, co. Kent, 6J miles E. by S. of Chatham, and 3 W. of Milton and Sittingbourne. It is a station on the London, Chatham, and Dover railway. The town, which was formerly a market town, in 1861 contained a population of 854. ' It is built on the site of the Roman station Durolevum, near the line of the ancient Watling Street, and is called in Domesday Survey Neweton, at which time it belonged to Queen Editha and the Lucys. It had subsequently a nunnery, which was converted by Henry II. into a college for secular canons, and finally became a cell to St. Augustine's Abbey, at Canterbury. At the Dissolu- tion it was given to Lord Somers, and in the reign of Charles II. was alienated by the crown to Roger Jackson, of St. Martin's-in-the- Fields, from whom it came to the Pembertons, Mills, and Edward Legh, of "the Limes," Lewisham, the present possessor. The manor is subject to the borough of Lucies, in this parish, the steward of which is chosen annually at the court paramount of Milton. The old manor house has recently been taken down to make room for a new street called Legh-street, leading direct to the railway station. About a mile to the W. of the town is the hmlt. of Breach. The land is very fertile, and a considerable extent is laid out in hop-grounds and orchards. The rectorial tithes were commuted in 1840 for 605 15*. Id,., and the vicarial for 338. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Canterbury, val. 250, in the patron, of Eton College. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a partly modern structure, with a lofty embattled tower at the W. end. It has two chancels, and contains many interesting objects of anti- quity, including a curious octagonal font, specimens of ancient stained glass, three brasses Cthe earliest bearing date 1498), and monuments of the Hasteds. The paro- chial charities produce 13 per annum, which is distri- buted in bread to the poor every Sunday, besides three quarters of wheat from the parsonage estate annually. The road leading to Key Hill, or Caii Collis, is still called Key-street, after Caius Julius Ciesar ; and at a place called Crockfield, in this parish, are entrenchments, where much Roman pottery and urns have been found, showing it to have been a cemetery. NEW1NGTON-NEXT-HYTHE, a par. in the hund. of Folkestone, lathe of Shepway, co. Kent, 2J miles N.E. of llythc, its post town, and 3J N.W. of Folke- stone. The village, which is irregularly built, is situated in liomncy-Marsh, on the Military canal, and near the line of the Suuth-Eastern railway. It is watered by two clear streams. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. Hops are extensively grown. From an nri: near Beaob.bor0ngh House is an extensive pro- spect over the country, and across the Channel to the coast of France. The impropriato tithes have been o