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Archdeacon Newton
Archdeacon Newton is a small hamlet and parish near Darlington in County Durham. It is the site of an abandoned Medieval village and moated manor house, now mostly under pasture and farm buildings, but with with visible earthworks.
NEWTON, ARCHDEACON, a township, in the parish and union of Darlington, S. E. division of Darlington ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 3 miles (N. W.) from Darlington; containing 63 inhabitants. It comprises 910 acres. The hamlet is on the road from Cockerton to Walworth.
Extract from: A Topographical Dictionary of England comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships..... 7th Edition, by Samuel Lewis, London, 1848.
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Archdeacon Newton
- "...Archdeacon Newton was once a New Town where the Archdeacon of Durham had a manor; buttresses, broken arches and fire-places may be found in many of the farm buildings in …
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Archdeacon Newton - Local Histories
- "... As its name suggest the village was once owned by the Archdeacon of Durham. 'Newton' literally means 'New Town'; this suggests that the Archdeacon actually founded and built the …
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- Overview About the Borough of Darlington Map Darlington Borough Council is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of County Durham. The borough is part of the Tees Valley combined …
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Archdeacon Newton
- "...Archdeacon Newton was once a New Town where the Archdeacon of Durham had a manor; buttresses, broken arches and fire-places may be found in many of the farm buildings in …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
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Archdeacon Newton - Local Histories
- "... As its name suggest the village was once owned by the Archdeacon of Durham. 'Newton' literally means 'New Town'; this suggests that the Archdeacon actually founded and built the …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
