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Rh NEWTON-IN-THE-THISTLES. 50 NEWTON-MOOR. is also the district church of St. Peter, the living of which is a perpet. cur., val. 114. It is a stone struc- ture, and has recently been rebuilt. The burial-ground has recently been increased in extent, and enclosed -with a stone wall. The parochial charities produce about 77 per annum. There is a free grammar school, held in the old court-house, the master of which has a salary of 60, arising from certain enclosures of Leyland Common, and tha rental of a messuage called. Dean school ; also National and Sunday schools. The Inde- pendents have a place of worship. The union poorhouse is situated in this township. The late Right. Hon. V. Huskisson was killed hero in 1830 by a steam-carriage at the opening of the Park-side station, and a tablet to his memory has been erected near the spot. At a little distance from the town is a venerable moated timber house ; and at Castle Hill, which lies about half a mile northward, are the remains of an ancient barrow, near 75 feet in diameter and 30 feet high, overgrown with venerable oaks. In 1822, whilst sinking a coal-pit, a whetstone encased in wood is said to have been found about 90 feet below the surface. The market has long been discontinued, but the cross is still standing. Fairs are held on the 17th May and 12th August, chiefly for cattle and horses. Races take place in June, on a tri- angular course of 1J mile. NEWTON -IN -THE -THISTLES, or NEWTON REGIS, a par. in the Tamworth div. of the hund. of Hemlingford, co. Warwick, 5J miles N.E. of Tamworth, its post town, and the same distance from the Polesworth railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is wholly agricultural. The tithes were commuted for land and a corn-rent under an Enclosure Act in 1795, and the glebe comprises 33J acres, valued at 57. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Worcester, val. 300. The church, dedicated to St; Mary, has a lofty spired tower. There is a National school for both sexes. NEWTON-IN-THE- WILLOWS, a par. in the hund. of Corby, co. Northampton, 1 mile from Geddington, and 3 miles N. by E. of Kettering, its post town. The village is wholly agricultural, and of small extent. The parish is traversed by the roads from Stamford and Uppingham to Kettering. Limestone is quarried. This place anciently belonged to Pipewell Abbey, and formed part of the parish of Geddington. The living is a don. cur. in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 40. The church, dedicated to St. Faith, is a very ancient edifice, with a spired tower of more recent date. The Duke of Buc- cleuch is lord of the manor. NEWTON-JUXTA-MALPAS, a tnshp. in the par. of Malpas, higher div. of Broxton hund., co. Chester, 1J mile S.W. of Malpas. It belongs wholly to T. S. Drake, Esq., who is lord of the manor. There are only two or three farmhouses. NEWTON, KING'S, a limit, in the par. of Mel- bourne, hund. of Repton, co. Derby. See KING'S NEWTON. NEWTON, KIRK. See KIRK NEWTON, co. North- umberland. NEWTON-KYME, a par. in the upper div. of the wap. of Barkstone-Ash, West Riding co. York, 2 miles N.W. of Tadcaster, its post town, and the same distance E. of Boston-Spa. It is a station on the York and Harrogate section of the North-Eastern railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated on the S. bank of the river Wharfe. There is some fine meadow land, but the larger proportion is arable. The soil is of a sandy and loamy nature, on a subsoil of gravel and limestone. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in agriculture. Roman coins and other relics of antiquity have been found in the neighbourhood. Limestone is quarried. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of York, val. 385. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is an ancient stone structure, with an ivy-mantled tower containing three bells. The church has two memorial windows, also an old register chest bearing date 1033. The parochial charities produce about 47 per annum, of which 22 goes to Fairfax's school for the free education of six boys. A Sunday-school is held within the same building. Newton Hall has for a considerable period been the seat of the Fairfax family, and within its grounds arc the ruins of the old seat of the barons de Kyme. Thomas Fairfax, Esq., is lord of the manor. NEWTON-LE- WILLOWS, a tushp. in the par. of Patrick-Brompton, wap. of East Hang, North Riding co. York, 4 miles N.W. of Bedale. It is a station on the Nortballerton and Leyburn branch of the North- Eastern railway. The village is small, but neatly built. There is a place of worship for AVesleyans. NEWTON-LE- WOLD, or NEWTON-UPON-THE- WOLDS, a par. in the hund. of Bradley-Haverstoe, parts of Lindsey, co. Lincoln, 9 miles S. by W. of Great Grimsby, its post town, and 4 W. of the Thoresby station of the East Lincolnshire railway. The village, which is of small extent, is situated in a valley on the old turnpike road from Grimsby to Louth. The soil is of various qualities, and the population wholly agricul- tural. The subsoil is chalk. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 476, in the patron, of the Bishop of Lichfield. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is situated on rising ground, but greatly needs repairs. It contains a richly sculptured font. There is a National school, also a place of worship for Primitive Methodists. The Earl of Yarborough is lord of the manor. NEWTON, LONG, a par. in the S. div. of Stockton ward, co. Durham, 6 miles N.E. of Darlington, its post town, and 4 S.W. of Stockton-on-Tees. The village, which is small and chiefly agricultural, is situated on the road from Stockton to Darlington. The soil is of various quality. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 612, and the glebe comprises 10 acres. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Durham, val. 604, in the patron, of the Bishop of Chester. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a stone structure, rebuilt in 1856, the expense of which was defrayed by the Mar- chioness of Londonderry. It has a stained E. window, and several monuments to the Vane family ; also a marble monument in the chancel, by Signer Monti, to the late Marquis of Londonderry, who was interred in the family vault on the 16th March, 1854. The register dates from 15C4. The parochial charities produce about 1 2s. 6d. per annum. The Marchioness of London- derry is lady of the manor. NEWTON, LONG, a hmlt. in the par. of Wigton, ward and co. Cumberland, 5 miles S.W. of Carlisle. It is situated near a branch of the river Wampool. NEWTON, LONG, a vil. in the par. of Yester, co. Haddington, Scotland, 6 miles S. by E. of Haddington. It is situated at the foot of the Lammermuir hills, near Gifford water. NEWTON-LONGVILLE, a par. in the hund. of Newport, co. Bucks, 2 miles S.W. of Fenny Stratford, and 10 from Buckingham. Bletchley is its post town. The village, which is small and irregularly built, is situated near the Grand Junction canal. There was formerly a Cluniac cell to Longueville Abbey, in Nor- mandy, founded in the reign of Henry I. Upon the suppression of alien priories it was given, in 1415, to New College, Oxford. The land is chiefly arable. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 320, in the patron, of New College, Oxford. The church, dedi- cated to St. Faith, is an ancient edifice, with a tinvrr containing six bells. The interior of the church contains two piscinas and several ancient monuments. The church was built by William of Wykeham in 1415. The learned Grocyn, Erasmus's tutor, and one of the re- vivers of classical literature in the 16th century, was once rector of this parish. NEWTON-MOOR, a populous tnshp. in the par. of Mottram-in-Longdeu-Dale, hund. of Macclesfield, co. Chester, 7j miles S.E. of Manchester, its post town, 2i S. of Ashton-undcr-Lyne, and 6 N.E. of Stockport. It is a station on the Manchester and Sheffield railway. The village, which is situated in the midst of a thriving manufacturing district, is of large extent. A branrh <>t the Peak Forest canal passes through the township. The manor formerly belonged to the Davenports,