Newsham, Richmondshire
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Newsham is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The village is 8 miles (13 km) north west of Richmond[2] and 13 miles (21 km) south west of Darlington.[3]
History
The settlement of Newsham predates the Domesday Book, although the name of the village derives from the Old English nēowan hūsum, which means New Houses.[4] At the time of the Norman Conquest, Newsham belonged to Sprot and Ulfkil.[5] After the Domesday Book assessment, the land was in the hands of Count Alan and later passed to Minotts (of Carlton Miniott) in 1285 and then being seized by the Markenfield family by 1497.[6]
During the
In 1870-72 John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Newsham as:
"a township and a sub-district in Richmond district, N. R. Yorkshire. The township lies 8 miles N W of Richmond, and is in Kirkby-Ravensworth and Barningham parishes. Acres, 3, 312. Real property, £3, 974. Pop. in 1851, 434; in 1861, 366. Houses, 84. Pop. of the Kirkby-Ravensworth portion, in 1851, 333; in 1861, 283. Houses, 61. Much of the surfaceis moor and woodland.—The sub-district contains also seven other townships. Acres, 16, 481. Pop., 1, 413. Houses, 313."[10]
Governance
Now a separate parish, Newsham was formerly part of the
Community and culture
Newsham has a village hall.
References
- Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "History of Newsham, in Richmondshire and North Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ISBN 9780319245569.
- ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
- ^ Powell-Smith, Anna. "Newsham | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "Parishes: Kirkby Ravensworth | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "NEWSHAM Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan" (PDF). richmondshire.gov.uk. p. 4. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "Market Cross and Stocks (Grade II) (1131302)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "NEWSHAM HALL, Newsham (1131299)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "History of Newsham, in Richmondshire and North Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Gilling West ward map, showing Newsham" (PDF). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Newsham Village Hall – The Village Hall Association". www.thevillagehalls.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Newsham Carnival". The Northern Echo. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Teesdale Mercury archive classifieds, showing advertisement for The Pipes Tavern" (PDF). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Barningham Flyer, showing advertisement for Smallways" (PDF). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Public House | Rokeby Inn | North Yorkshire". rokebyinn. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
External links
Media related to Newsham, Richmondshire at Wikimedia Commons