Newton on the Moor is a village and former
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in
Northumberland
Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey.
It is bordered by land ...
, England. It is located south of
Alnwick, on the old route of the
A1 road although the village has now been bypassed just to the east. The village is now in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
of
Newton on the Moor and Swarland, which also includes the village of
Swarland, south-west of Newton on the Moor. The population of Newton on the Moor and Swarland parish in 2001 was 822, increasing to 905 at the 2011 Census. The village is a
conservation area.
A settlement existed at Newton on the Moor in the late 13th century.
Newton Hall is a
grade II listed building
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built for Samuel Cook on the site of an earlier house in 1772.
Governance
Newton-on-the-Moor was formerly a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in
Shilbottle parish, in 1866 Newton on the Moor became a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1955
Greens and Glantlees,
Hazon and Hartlaw and
Swarland parishes were merged with Newton on the Moor, on 15 December 1987 the parish was renamed "Newton on the Moor and Swarland". In 1951 the parish (prior to the merge) had a population of 140.
References
External links
The Swarland Chronicles: Independent Online Magazine
Villages in Northumberland
Former civil parishes in Northumberland
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