Westnewton, Northumberland

Westnewton
Westnewton Location within Northumberland
OS grid reference	NT905305
Civil parish	Kirknewton
Unitary authority	Northumberland
Ceremonial county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WOOLER
Postcode district	NE71
Dialling code	01668
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Berwick-upon-Tweed
List of places UK England Northumberland 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.

Governance

Westnewton is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Westnewton was formerly a township in the parish of Kirknewton, ^[1] in 1866 Westnewton became a civil parish, on 1 April 1955 the parish was abolished and merged with Kirknewton. ^[2] In 1951 the civil parish had a population of 42. ^[3]

References

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