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The following alternate names exist for this unit:
| Name | Status | Language | Start | End | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTNEWTON | Preferred | English | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 60. | ||
| WEST NEWTON | Alternate | English | 1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'. |
The unit has had the following statuses:
| Status | Abbreviation | Start | End | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Township | Tn | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project. | ||
| Civil Parish | CP | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project. |
This unit was part of the following units:
| Name | Type | Start | End | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUMBERLAND | Ancient County | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 60. | ||
| WIGTON RegD/PLU | Poor Law Union/Reg. District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 60. | |
| ABBEY HOLME | Registration sub-District | 1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'. | ||
| WIGTON RD | Local Government District | 1894 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 60. | |
| BROMFIELD Tn/CP/AP | Parish-level Unit | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 60. |
If the boundaries of the Parish-level Unit changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Westnewton Parish (Tn/CP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10047912
Date accessed: 08th April 2026