In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Newborough like this:
NEWBOROUGH, a parish in Peterborough district, Northampton; adjacent to the boundary with Lincoln and Cambridge, 2 miles E of Peakirk r. station, and 5 N N E of Peterborough. It was formed, in 1823, out ofan open fenny common; and it has a post-office under Market-Deeping. Acres, 4, 940. Real property, £12, 109. ...
Pop. in 1851, 698; in 1861, 806. Houses, 150. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to the Hon. G. W. Fitzwilliam and the Marquis of Exeter. The land has been much improved by draining, and is nowprincipally arable.. A famous farm here, called Decoyfarm, got its name from a prolonged and extensive practice on it of capturing wild fowl. The living is a p.curacy in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £300.* Patron, the Crown. The church was built in 1830; and is a plain white-brick structure, with a small tower. There is a Methodist chapel.
Newborough through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Newborough, in Peterborough and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8095
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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