Newsells
NEWSELLS, a hamlet, in the parish of Barkway,
union of Royston, hundred of Edwinstree, county of
Hertford; containing 155 inhabitants.
Newsham
NEWSHAM, a township, in the parish of Eaglescliffe, union of Stockton, S. W. division of Stockton ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 3 miles
(W.) from Yarm; containing 57 inhabitants. Here was
a chapel dedicated to St. James, of which mention
occurs in 1416, when it is recorded that Bishop Langley
sequestrated its revenues until William de Eseby, then
chaplain, should satisfy the arrears of an annual pension of 3s., due to the rector of Eaglescliffe. The township is on the Tees, and comprises by computation 470
acres of land.
Newsham
NEWSHAM, a hamlet, in the ecclesiastical parish
of Goosnargh, parish of Kirkham, union of Preston,
hundred of Amounderness, N. division of the county of
Lancaster, 5 miles (N. N. W.) from Preston; containing 54 inhabitants. The abbey of Cockersand held two
carucates of land in "Newsome," on account of which
a claim was made by the abbot to exemption from suit
and service to the county and wapentake. This claim
is without date, but the validity of a similar claim was
tried in the 20th of Edward I., and allowed as to Newsome. In the 17th of Edward II., William de Holland
held a messuage, lands, and a water-mill here. The
hamlet lies near the road, and also near the railway,
from Preston to Lancaster.
Newsham
NEWSHAM, an extra-parochial liberty, in the union
of Caistor, E. division of the wapentake of Yarborough, parts of Lindsey, county of Lincoln, 9½ miles
(N. W. by W.) from Great Grimsby; containing 14 inhabitants, and comprising 703 acres of land. Bishop
Tanner states that the first monastery of the Præmonstratensian order in England was founded here, by Peter
de Gousla or Gousel, in 1143, according to some; in
1146, according to others. The monastery was dedicated to the honour of St. Mary and St. Martial, and at
the Dissolution consisted of an abbot and eleven canons,
whose yearly revenue amounted to £114. 1. 4.; it was
granted to Charles, Duke of Suffolk.
Newsham
NEWSHAM, a lordship, in the township of South
Blyth, parish of Earsdon, union of Tynemouth, E.
division of Castle ward, S. division of Northumberland; containing 147 inhabitants.
Newsham, with Brind
NEWSHAM, with Brind, a township, in the parish
of Wressel, union of Howden, Holme-Beacon division
of the wapentake of Harthill, E. riding of York, 2¼
miles (W. N. W.) from Howden; containing 199 inhabitants. It is situated on the river Derwent, over which
a good bridge was erected about 1800, at a cost of
£4000. The village is distant a mile and a half southby-east from that of Wressel.
Newsham, with Breckenbrough
NEWSHAM, with Breckenbrough, a township,
in the parish of Kirby-Wisk, union of Thirsk, wapentake of Birdforth, N. riding of York, 4¼ miles (W.
N. W.) from Thirsk; containing 181 inhabitants. It is
situated in a fertile and well-wooded district, and comprises about 2060 acres of land: the village, which is
small, is seated on the river Wisk, near its confluence
with the Swale. Breckenbrough House is a handsome
mansion, with pleasure-grounds and thriving plantations.
Dr. George Hicks, a learned divine, was born in the
township, in 1642.
Newsham
NEWSHAM, a township, in the parishes of Barningham and Kirkby-Ravensworth, union of Richmond, wapentake of Gilling-West, N. riding of York,
2¾ miles (S. E.) from Greta-Bridge; containing 451 inhabitants. The township comprises about 3312 acres;
the soil is partly fertile, and partly high moors, which
shelter the village on the south and west. The village,
which consists of a long broad street, is pleasantly situated a little west of the road leading from Greta-Bridge
to the village of Middleton-Tyas. Divine service is performed on Sunday evening once a fortnight in a schoolroom.
Newsholme
NEWSHOLME, a township, in the parish of Gisburn, union of Clitheroe, W. division of the wapentake of Staincliffe and Ewcross, W. riding of York,
9¼ miles (S. E. by E.) from Settle; containing 55 inhabitants. It comprises by computation 780 acres.
Newstead
NEWSTEAD, a township, in the parish of Bambrough, union of Belford, N. division of Bambrough
ward and of Northumberland, 5¼ miles (S. E. by S.)
from Belford; containing 113 inhabitants. It comprises the farms of Birchwood-hall, Rosebrough, Rayhaugh, and Newstead. The hamlet lies a little to the
east of the road from Belford to Alnwick.
Newstead
NEWSTEAD, an extra-parochial liberty, adjoining
the parish of Papplewick, in the union of Basford,
N. division of the wapentake of Broxtow and of the
county of Nottingham, 5¼ miles (S.) from Mansfield;
containing 193 inhabitants. A priory of Black canons,
in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was founded here
in 1170, by Henry II. At the Dissolution its revenue
was valued at £219. 18. 8., and the site was granted to
the then lieutenant of Sherwood Forest, Sir John Byron,
in whose family the estate continued until it was sold by
the late Lord Byron. The present mansion, in which
the poet resided for a short period, exhibits considerable
remains of the monastic buildings; the cloisters and the
west end of the abbey church are in the early English
style, and in excellent preservation. These venerable
remains are situated on an estate comprising 3226a.
3r. 33p., of which 290 acres are woodland and plantations, with several lakes, covering nearly 67 acres, and
forming the source of the river Leen. The park is now
divided into farms, except in the immediate vicinity of
the house, which is beautifully situated in grounds harmonizing with the antiquated mansion and the monastic
remains.
Newstead-on-Ancholme
NEWSTEAD-on-Ancholme, an extra-parochial
liberty, in the union of Glandford-Brigg, S. division
of the wapentake of Yarborough, parts of Lindsey,
county of Lincoln, 1½ mile (S.) from Glandford-Brigg;
containing 27 inhabitants, and comprising 469 acres of
land. It was given by Henry II. to St. Gilbert and the
canons of Sempringham, who here founded a priory of
their order in honour of the Holy Trinity, the revenue
of which at the Dissolution was valued at £55. 1. 8.
Newthorp
NEWTHORP, a township, in the parish of Sherburn, Upper division of the wapentake of BarkstoneAsh, W. riding of York, 6½ miles (N. N. W.) from
Ferry-Bridge; containing 70 inhabitants. It comprises
by computation 779 acres of land, of which much of the
substratum is good limestone. The village is small and
scattered, about a mile and a half south-west of Sherburn. The tithes of this place and Huddlestone have
been commuted for £23. 17.
Newthorpe
NEWTHORPE, a hamlet, in the parish of Greasly,
union of Basford, S. division of the wapentake of
Broxtow, N. division of the county of Nottingham,
7 miles (N. W.) from Nottingham; containing 1126
inhabitants. It comprises upwards of 1000 acres of
land, mostly the property of Viscount Melbourne, and
has a small village of its own name. A colliery is in
operation. In the hamlet are three places of worship
for dissenters.
New-Timber (St. John the Evangelist)
NEW-TIMBER (St. John the Evangelist), a parish, in the union of Cuckfield, hundred of Poynings,
rape of Lewes, E. division of Sussex, 7 miles (N. N. W.)
from Brighton; containing 165 inhabitants. The parish
is situated on the road from London to Brighton, viâ
Hickstead, and comprises 1666 acres, of which 685 are
common or waste land. New-Timber Place is an ancient mansion of brick, surrounded with a moat. The
living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £8. 8. 4.,
and in the gift of the Trustees of the late Charles Gordon, Esq.: the tithes have been commuted for £315,
and the glebe comprises 19 acres. The church, a handsome structure in the later English style, was thoroughly
repaired, and an embattled tower added to it, in 1839,
chiefly at the expense of the Gordon family.