Newton Reigny

Newton Reigny
The Parish Church of St. John, Newton Reigny
Newton Reigny Location in Eden, Cumbria Show map of the former Eden District Newton Reigny Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY478315
Civil parish	Catterlen
Unitary authority	Westmorland and Furness
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PENRITH
Postcode district	CA11
Dialling code	01768
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and Solway
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°40′34″N2°48′32″W / 54.676°N 2.809°W / 54.676; -2.809

Newton Reigny is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Catterlen, in Westmorland and Furness, in the English county of Cumbria, near the town of Penrith. In 1931 the parish had a population of 168. ^[1]

History

"'New tūn'...This was held in 1185...by William de Reigni." ^[2] Therefore, 'new village' (from the Old English), 'held by Reigny'.

On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Catterlen. ^[3]

See also

• Cumbria portal

• Listed buildings in Catterlen

References

1. "Population statistics Newton Reigny AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 1 January 2022.
2. Armstrong, A. M.; Mawer, A.; Stenton, F. M.; Dickens, B. (1950). The place-names of Cumberland. English Place-Name Society, vol.xx. Vol. Part 1. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 228.
3. "Relationships and changes Newton Reigny AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

External links

• Media related to Newton Reigny at Wikimedia Commons
• Cumbria County History Trust: Newton Reigny (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
• Newton Reigny at GEOnet Names Server