Westnewton, Northumberland

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Westnewton
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Post town WOOLER
Postcode district NE71
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55°34′05″N2°09′07″W / 55.568°N 2.152°W / 55.568; -2.152

Westnewton is a small hamlet comprising around 8 houses and a manse to the west of the village of Kirknewton, in the civil parish of Kirknewton, in the county of Northumberland, England. In 1951 the civil parish had a population of 42. [1]

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Governance

Westnewton is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Westnewton was formerly a township in the parish of Kirknewton, [2] in 1866 Westnewton became a civil parish, on 1 April 1955 the parish was abolished and merged with Kirknewton. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Population Statistics Westnewton Tn/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "History of Westnewton, in Berwick upon Tweed and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Relationships and changes Westnewton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 21 November 2023.


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