A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Newtown, vil., Calbourne par., and eccl. dist., partly also in Shalfleet par., Isle of Wight - dist., pop. 356; the vil. is on Newtown Bay, 1 mile SW. of the Solent and 4 miles E. of Yarmouth; it is an ancient place, was at one time a town of some importance, and from the time of Elizabeth till 1832 sent 2 members to Parliament.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Calbourne CP/AP Hampshire AncC |
| Place: | Newtown |
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