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Newton Reigny Parish, 1848


NEWTON-RIGNY, a parish, in the union of Penrith, Leath ward, E. division of Cumberland, 3 miles (W.N.W.) from Penrith; containing, with the township of Catterlin, 310 inhabitants, of whom 163 are in the township of Newton-Rigny. The parish comprises 2414a. 29p., of which 2347 acres are arable, and the remainder roads and waste; the soil is a strong clay, the surface flat, and the river Petterel flows through the grounds. The living is a vicarage; net income, £80; patron and appropriator, the Bishop of Carlisle.

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.
Catterlen Civil Parish Newton Reigny Catterlen Cumberland, Parishes and Townships, 1848
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- CATTERLIN, a township, in the parish of Newton-Rigney, union of Penrith, Leath ward, E. division of Cumberland, 3 miles (N.W. by N.) from Penrith; containing 147 inhabitants. Extract from: A …

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