NEWTON-SOLNEY, a village and a parish in the district of Burton-upon-Trent, and county of Derby. The village stands on the river Trent at the boundary with Stafford, 1 mile S E of Egginton r. station, and 2¾ N E by N of Burton-upon-Trent; and has a post-office under Burton-upon-Trent. The parish comprises 1, 280 acres. Real property, £3, 814: of which £100 are in fisheries. Pop. in 1851, 366; in 1861, 406. Houses, 90. The manor belongs to Sir H. Every, Bart. Newton Park is the seat of W. Worthington, Esq.; and Newton Mount, of J. Drewry, Esq. Bricks are made. The living is a donative in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £20. Patron, Sir H. Every, Bart. The church is ancient, and has a tower and spire.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))