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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Westnewton like this:
NEWTON (West), a hamlet and a township in Kirk .newton parish, Northumberland. The hamlet lies near the river Glen, 6 miles W N W of Wooler. The township contains also the hamlet of Canna-Mill, and comprises 1,063 acres. Pop., 75. Houses, 13. The manor belongs to the Earl of Tankerville.
Westnewton is now part of NORTHUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTHUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Westnewton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Westnewton in Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9768
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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