In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described High Newton like this:
NEWTON-IN-CARTMEL, a village in Cartmel parish, Lancashire; 1½ mile W of the river Winster at the boundary with Westmoreland, and 3 N N E of Cartmel. It has a head post-office.‡
Additional information about this locality is available for Cartmel
High Newton through time
High Newton is now part of South Lakeland district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Lakeland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about High Newton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of High Newton, in South Lakeland and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26550
Date accessed: 25th May 2024
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