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NEWTON (West), a hamlet and a township in Kirk .newton parish, Northumberland. The hamlet lies near the river Glen, 6 miles W N W of Wooler. The township contains also the hamlet of Canna-Mill, and comprises 1,063 acres. Pop., 75. Houses, 13. The manor belongs to the Earl of Tankerville.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet and a township" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Northumberland Ancient County |
| Place names: | NEWTON | NEWTON WEST | WEST NEWTON |
| Place: | Westnewton |
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