In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Long Newton like this:
NEWTON (Long), a village and a parish in Stockton district, Durham. The village stands 2½ miles N E of Middleton and Dinsdale r. station, and 4 S W by W of Stockton; and has a post-office under Darlington. The parish comprises 4, 544 acres. Real property, £4, 880. Pop., 353. Houses, 67. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to the Marchioness of Londonderry. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Durham. Value, £604.* Patron, the Bishop of Chester. The church was rebuilt in 1857; has ...
a stained glass E window; and contains a monument, by Monti, to the Marquis of Londonderry who died in 1854. Some remains of the previous church exist; and include monuments of the Vanes.
Long Newton through time
For the best overall sense of how the area containing Long Newton has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of Stockton on Tees. More detailed statistical data are available under Historical units & statistics for administrative units named after or covering Long Newton.
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