Newton on the Moor

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Newton on the Moor
Cook and Barker Inn at Newton On The Moor - geograph.org.uk - 35471.jpg
The Cook and Barker public house
Newton on the Moor is located in Northumberland
Newton on the Moor
Newton on the Moor
Location within Northumberland
Population905 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNU165055
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMORPETH
Postcode districtNE65
Dialling code01665
PoliceNorthumbria
FireNorthumberland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Northumberland
55°20′35″N 1°44′28″W / 55.343°N 1.741°W / 55.343; -1.741Coordinates: 55°20′35″N 1°44′28″W / 55.343°N 1.741°W / 55.343; -1.741

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 , which also includes the village of Swarland, south-west of Newton on the Moor. The population of the parish is 822,[2] increasing to 905 at the 2011 Census. The village is a conservation area.[3]

A settlement existed at Newton on the Moor in the late 13th century.[4]

Newton Hall is a grade II listed building built for Samuel Cook on the site of an earlier house in 1772.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  2. ^ Office for National Statistics: Neighbourhood Statistics
  3. ^ "Newton on the Moor Conservation Area Appraisal" (PDF). Alnwick District Council. Retrieved 4 September 2008.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Keys to the Past, Ref No N4268". Durham County Council and Northumberland County Council. Retrieved 4 September 2008.[dead link]
  5. ^ Historic England. "Newton Hall (1371158)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

External links[]

Media related to Newton on the Moor at Wikimedia Commons



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