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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described High Newton like this:
NEWTON-IN-CARTMEL, a village in Cartmel parish, Lancashire; 1½ mile W of the river Winster at the boundary with Westmoreland, and 3 N N E of Cartmel. It has a head post-office.‡
High Newton is now part of WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about High Newton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of High Newton, in Westmorland and Furness and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26550
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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