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NEWSHAM, a village and a township in Kirby-Wiske parish, N. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on the river Swale, near the Northeastern railway, 4 miles W by N of Thirsk. The township bears the name of Newsham-with-Breckenbrough. Acres, 1,869. Real property, £2, 801. Pop., 184. Houses, 37. Dean Hickes, the antiquary, and author of the " The saurus, "was a native.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a township" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Kirby Wiske Parish Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Newsham |
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