In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Newtown like this:
NEWTOWN, a township in Rothbury parish, Northumberland; 7 miles S W of Alnwick. Acres, 951. Pop., 62. Houses, 10. The property belongs to the Duke of Northumberland.
Newtown through time
Newtown is now part of Alnwick district. Click here for graphs and data of how Alnwick has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Newtown itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Newtown, in Alnwick and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9570
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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