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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Newton By the Sea like this:
NEWTON-BY-THE-SEA, a township, with a village, in Embleton parish, Northumberland; on the coast, 7½ miles N E of Alnwick. It has a post-office under Chathill. Acres, 1, 411. Pop., 238. Houses, 50. The inhabitants are employed chiefly in fisheries.
Newton By the Sea is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Newton By the Sea itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Newton by the Sea in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9565
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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