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NEWTON, a village and a parish in Wisbeach district, Cambridge. The village stands in the fens, near the boundaries with Norfolk and Lincoln, 1½ mile W of the river Nen, and 3¾ N by W of Wisbeach r. station; is a picturesque place; and has a post-office under Wisbeach. The parish contains also the hamlet of Fitton-End, and comprises 3,056 acres. Real property, £6, 363. Pop., 431. Houses, 84. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to E. Jackson, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £1, 400.* Patron, the Bishop of Ely. The church is partly decorated English, partly perpendicular; consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with porch and tower; and contains an old font, two piscinæ, and several ancient monumental slabs. There is a free school; and the parish shares in the charities of Leverington.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Newton CP/AP Cambridgeshire AncC |
| Place: | Newton |
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