In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Newton like this:
NEWTON, a parish in Chesterton district, Cambridgeshire; 1¼ mile S E of Harston r. station, and 6 S by W of Cambridge. It has a post-office under Cambridge. Acres, 984. Real property, £1, 927. Pop., 216. Houses, 47. The manor belongs to the Dean and Chapter of Ely; and the manor-house is occupied by a farmer. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the vicarage of Hauxton, in the diocese of Ely. The church is ancient; was restored in 1851; consists of nave, transepts, and chancel-with a tower; and contains an old hexagonal font. There is an endowed school.
Newton through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Newton in South Cambridgeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2595
Date accessed: 30th April 2024
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