Newton on the Moor

Coordinates: 55°20′35″N 1°44′28″W / 55.343°N 1.741°W / 55.343; -1.741

Newton on the Moor
Newton on the Moor  Newton on the Moor shown within Northumberland
OS grid reference	NU165055
Unitary authority	Northumberland
Ceremonial county	Northumberland
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MORPETH
Postcode district	NE65
Dialling code	01665
Police	Northumbria
Fire	Northumberland
Ambulance	North East
EU Parliament	North East England
UK Parliament	Berwick-upon-Tweed
List of places: UK • England • Northumberland

 

Newton on the Moor is a village in Northumberland, England. It is located 5 miles (8 km) south of Alnwick, on the old route of the A1 road although the village has now been bypassed just to the east. The village in the civil parish of Newton-on-the-Moor and Swarland, which also includes the village of Swarland, south-west of Newton on the Moor. The population of the parish is 822.^[1] The village is a conservation area.^[2]

A settlement existed at Newton on the Moor in the late 13th century.^[3]

Governance

Newton on the Moor is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.

References

1. ^ Office for National Statistics: Neighbourhood Statistics
2. ^ "Newton on the Moor Conservation Area Appraisal". Alnwick District Council. http://www.alnwick.gov.uk/environment_and_planning/Conservation/Conservation_Areas/Documents/Newton%20on%20the%20Moor%20Conservation%20Area%20Appraisal.pdf. Retrieved 2008-09-04. 
3. ^ "Keys to the Past, Ref No N4268". Durham County Council and Northumberland County Council. http://www.durham-pa.gov.uk/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=N4268. Retrieved 2008-09-04. ^{[dead link]}

External links

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