Newton
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Newton by David Pickersgill as part of the Geograph project.
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Newton
Image: © David Pickersgill Taken: 31 May 2008
A hamlet of one farm and a few houses, some converted from farm buildings. However, in the 19th and early 20th century there was also a small, short-lived colliery village just to the east (off the picture to the right) complete with school and methodist chapel, nothing of which now remains.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.745935
Longitude
-1.325204