Newton, West
NEWTON, WEST, a township, in the parish of Bromfield, union of Wigton, Allerdale ward below Derwent, W. division of the county of Cumberland, 9½ miles (N.) from Cockermouth; containing 335 inhabitants. Here are the remains of a tower which formed part of an ancient castle or hall. In the neighbourhood is a quarry of red freestone.
Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.