In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Newsham like this:
NEWSHAM, a village and a township in Kirby-Wiske parish, N. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on the river Swale, near the Northeastern railway, 4 miles W by N of Thirsk. The township bears the name of Newsham-with-Breckenbrough. Acres, 1,869. Real property, £2, 801. Pop., 184. Houses, 37. Dean Hickes, the antiquary, and author of the " The saurus, "was a native.
Newsham through time
Newsham is now part of Hambleton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Hambleton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Newsham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Newsham, in Hambleton and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13815
Date accessed: 01st June 2024
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