New York, Northumberland

Historical Description

York, New, a hamlet in Ohirton township and ecclesiastical parish, Northumberland, near North Shields. There is a Wesleyan chapel.

Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Northumberland is available to browse.

Maps

Online maps of New York are available from a number of sites:

• Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• Google Streetview.
• National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
• old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
• Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)

Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following newspapers related to Northumberland online:

• Morpeth Herald
• Berwickshire News and General Advertiser
• The Berwick Advertiser
• Alnwick Mercury
• Illustrated Berwick Journal