West Newton, East Riding of Yorkshire
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West Newton shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
OS grid reference | TA199377 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HULL |
Postcode district | HU11 |
Dialling code | 01964 |
Police | Humberside |
Fire | Humberside |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
UK Parliament | |
West Newton is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 9 miles (14 km) north-east of Hull city centre and 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Hornsea.
It forms part of the civil parish of Burton Constable.
History
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described West Newton like this:
NEWTON (West), a township, with a village, in Aldbrough parish, E. R. Yorkshire; miles N E of Hull. Acres, 778. Real property, £3, 218. Pop., 220. Houses, 30. An hospital was founded here, prior to 1179, by William Earl of Albemarle.
References
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 11.
External links
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- West Newton in the Domesday Book
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