Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for NEWTON

NEWTON, a sub-district in Keynsham district, Somerset; containing Newton, St. Loe parish, and seven other parishes. Acres, 10, 198. Pop. in 1851, 2, 634; in 1861, 2, 426. Houses, 521. The decrease of pop. arose from emigration.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a sub-district"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions")
Administrative units: Keynsham RegD/PLU       Somerset AncC
Place: Newton St Loe

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