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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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NEWPORT, a village, a township, and a sub-district, in Howden district, E. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on the Market-Weighton canal, 2 miles N E of Staddle-thorpe r. station, and 4¼ W of South Cave; and has a post-office under Brough. The township bears the name of Newport and Wallingfen, and is in Eastrington parish. Acres, 250. Real property, £1,026. Pop., 348. Houses, 84. Most of the land, at the end of last century was a waste morass; and part of it, chiefly on account of its containing a bed of very excellent clay, is now highly valuable. The clay is dug to the depth of 30 feet from the surface, and is used for making bricks, tiles, and coarse earthenware. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists.—The sub-district contains also two other townships of Eastrington parish, three entire parishes, parts of two others, and an extra-parochial tract. Acres, 17, 129. Pop., 4,046. Houses, 875.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village, a township, and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Newport CP Howden RegD/PLU Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Wallingfen |
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