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]
| Westnewton | |
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  Westnewton Location within Northumberland | |
| OS grid reference | NT905305 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WOOLER |
| Postcode district | NE71 |
| Dialling code | 01668 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
Governance
editWestnewton 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]
References
edit- ^ "Population Statistics Westnewton Tn/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "History of Westnewton, in Berwick upon Tweed and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Westnewton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
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