In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Newton like this:

NEWTON, a township, conjoint with Walford and Letton, in Leintwardine parish, Hereford; near the boundary with Wales, 5½ miles N E of Presteigne.

Newton through time

Newton is now part of HEREFORDSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how HEREFORDSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Newton itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Newton in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26494

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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