Newton upon Ouse, North Riding of Yorkshire

Historical Description

Newton-upon-Ouse, a village, a township, and a parish in the N.R. Yorkshire. The village stands on the river Ouse, 3 miles NNW of Shipton station on the N.E.R., and 9 NW of York, with a post and money order office under York; telegraph office, Shipton. The township comprises 1734 acres; population, 517. The parish contains also the townships of Linton-upon-Ouse and Beningborough. Acreage, 5148; population, 834. There is a parish council consisting of five members and a chairman. The manor belongs to the Dawnay family. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York; gross value, £397 with residence. The church was rebuilt in 1849, and has an old tower with lofty spire. There is a Wesleyan chapel.

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

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Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Newton upon Ouse from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Newton-Upon-Ouse)

Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for the North Riding of Yorkshire is available to browse.

Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following North Riding newspapers online:

• York Herald
• Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough
• Yorkshire Gazette
• Yorkshire Evening Press
• Whitby Gazette