A vision of Britain through time
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
NEWTON, a parish in Chesterton district, Cambridgeshire; 1¼ mile S E of Harston r. station, and 6 S by W of Cambridge. It has a post-office under Cambridge. Acres, 984. Real property, £1, 927. Pop., 216. Houses, 47. The manor belongs to the Dean and Chapter of Ely; and the manor-house is occupied by a farmer. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the vicarage of Hauxton, in the diocese of Ely. The church is ancient; was restored in 1851; consists of nave, transepts, and chancel-with a tower; and contains an old hexagonal font. There is an endowed school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Newton AP/CP Chesterton RegD/PLU Cambridgeshire AncC |
| Place: | Newton |
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