West Newton, Norfolk

West Newton, Norfolk

West Newton is a village in the north of the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated some 1 km south of the village of Sandringham, 11 km north of the town of King's Lynn and 60 km north-west of the city of Norwich.Ordnance Survey (2002). "OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West". ISBN 0-319-21886-4.]

History

West Newton is included in Snettisham's complex entry in the Domesday book where it is divided in ownership between William de Warenne and the Bishop of Bayeux. Related are "West Newton" and Castle Rising, moreover Weston Longville is said to be in Snettisham's valuation. However West Newton is clearly in the ownership of the Bishop of Bayeaux"Domesday Book: A Complete Translation". London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.1075-6 and 1090]

The village forms part of the civil parish of Sandringham, which is in turn part of the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.Ordnance Survey (2002). "OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West". ISBN 0-319-21886-4.] [Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. " [http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes] ". Retrieved December 2, 2005.]

References

External links

*oscoor|TF696275_region:GB_scale:100000|Map sources for West Newton.
* [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/n/newton_west/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on West Newton.


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