In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Newton Solney like this:
NEWTON-SOLNEY, a village and a parish in the district of Burton-upon-Trent, and county of Derby. The village stands on the river Trent at the boundary with Stafford, 1 mile S E of Egginton r. station, and 2¾ N E by N of Burton-upon-Trent; and has a post-office under Burton-upon-Trent. The parish comprises 1, 280 acres. ...
Real property, £3, 814: of which £100 are in fisheries. Pop. in 1851, 366; in 1861, 406. Houses, 90. The manor belongs to Sir H. Every, Bart. Newton Park is the seat of W. Worthington, Esq.; and Newton Mount, of J. Drewry, Esq. Bricks are made. The living is a donative in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £20. Patron, Sir H. Every, Bart. The church is ancient, and has a tower and spire.
Newton Solney through time
Newton Solney is now part of South Derbyshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Derbyshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Newton Solney itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Newton Solney in South Derbyshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5242
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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