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Newburgh  North Riding

 

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Newburgh like this:

NEWBROUGH, or Newburgh, a township in Coxwold parish, N. R. Yorkshire; near Crake Castle, 4¼ miles N N E of Easingwold. Acres, 2, 313. Real property, 2, 983. Pop., 138. Houses, 22. An Augustinian canonry was founded here, in 1145, by Roger de Mowbray; and had, at the dissolution, a revenue estimated at £458. ...


William de Newburgh, the historian, was one of the canons. Newburgh Park mansion occupies the site of the canonry; includes a portion of theancient buildings; belonged to the Fauconbergs; passed to the Wombwells through the second daughter of the last Earl Fauconberg; belongs now to Sir G. O. Wombwell, Bart.; was frequently visited by Sterne, while incumbent of Coxwold; contains some interesting relics of Cromwell, some other curiosities, and some good familyportraits; and stands in a finely wooded park.

Newburgh through time

Newburgh is now part of Hambleton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Hambleton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Newburgh itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Newburgh, in Hambleton and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13798

Date accessed: 29th March 2024


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