Human settlement in England
| Newsham | |
|---|---|
 Newsham | |
.svg)  NewshamLocation within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 306 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | NZ149078 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RICHMOND |
| Postcode district | DL11 |
| Dialling code | 01833 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| 54°29′08″N 1°50′13″W / 54.4856°N 1.8370°W / 54.4856; -1.8370 | |
Newsham is a village and civil parish in the former Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is 8 miles (13 km) north west of Richmond and 13 miles (21 km) south west of Darlington.
History
The settlement of Newsham predates the Domesday Book, although the name of the village derives from the Old English nēowan hūsum, which means New Houses. At the time of the Norman Conquest, Newsham belonged to Sprot and Ulfkil. After the Domesday Book assessment, the land was in the hands of Count Alan and later passed to Minotts (of Carlton Miniott) in 1285 and then being seized by the Markenfield family by 1497.
During the Stuart and Tudor periods, the village was regarded as quite important due to its market, of which the grade II listed market cross still exists, having been erected in the 16th century. Another grade II listed building in the village is Newsham Hall, now a farmhouse, it once housed a boarding school in the early 19th century.
In 1870-72 John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Newsham as:
"a township and a sub-district in Richmond district, N. R. Yorkshire. The township lies 8 miles N W of Richmond, and is in Kirkby-Ravensworth and Barningham parishes. Acres, 3, 312. Real property, £3, 974. Pop. in 1851, 434; in 1861, 366. Houses, 84. Pop. of the Kirkby-Ravensworth portion, in 1851, 333; in 1861, 283. Houses, 61. Much of the surfaceis moor and woodland.—The sub-district contains also seven other townships. Acres, 16, 481. Pop., 1, 413. Houses, 313."
Governance
Before becoming a separate parish, Newsham was part of the Kirkby Ravensworth, which also included Dalton, Gayles and Whashton. The village lies within the Richmond (Yorks) parliamentary constituency, which is under the control of the Conservative Party. The current Member of Parliament, since the 2015 general election, is Rishi Sunak. Newsham is part of the Richmondshire District Council electoral ward of Gilling West.
References
- UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Newsham Parish (1170217175)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- "History of Newsham, in Richmondshire and North Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- "304" (Map). Darlington & Richmond. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 9780319245569.
- Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 341. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
- Powell-Smith, Anna. "Newsham | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- "Parishes: Kirkby Ravensworth | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- "NEWSHAM Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan" (PDF). richmondshire.gov.uk. p. 4. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- Historic England. "Market Cross and Stocks (Grade II) (1131302)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- Historic England. "NEWSHAM HALL, Newsham (1131299)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- "History of Newsham, in Richmondshire and North Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- "Gilling West ward map, showing Newsham" (PDF). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
External links
Media related to Newsham, Richmondshire at Wikimedia Commons