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NEWTON (West), a village and a parish in Freebridge-Lynn district, Norfolk. The village stands 2 miles E by S of Wolverton r. station, and 7 N E by N of Lynn; was recently rebuilt by the Prince of Wales; and has a postal letter-box under Lynn. The parish comprises 1, 230 acres. Real property, £1, 310. Pop., 268. Houses, 51. The manor and most of the land belong to the Prince of Wales. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £178.* Patron, the Prince of Wales. The church is ancient and tolerable.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | West Newton Parish Freebridge Lynn Poor Law Union/Registration District Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place names: | NEWTON | NEWTON WEST | WEST NEWTON |
| Place: | West Newton |
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