Newsham and South Blyth Parish (CP/Tn)

Statistics

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
NEWSHAM AND SOUTH BLYTH Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 340.
SOUTH BLYTHE AND NEWSHAM Alternate English     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Township Tn     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.
Civil Parish CP 1866 1920 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991) Permission granted to project.

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by NEWSHAM AND SOUTH BLYTH EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 340.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
NORTHUMBERLAND Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 340.
TYNEMOUTH RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1866 1920 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 340.
BLYTH Registration sub-District     1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
BLYTH UD/MB Local Government District   1920 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 340.
CASTLE Wd Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 340.
SOUTH BLYTH USD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 340.
TYNEMOUTH RSD Sanitary District 1875 1883 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 340.
EARSDON CP/Ch Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 340.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1920 was abolished to create BLYTH CP Area: 1264 acres. Population in 1921: 8030.   1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; The County of Northumberland Blyth UD (Union of Parishes, etc.) Order, 1920 (No. 65934)

Boundary Map of Newsham and South Blyth Parish (CP/Tn)

If the boundaries of the Parish-level Unit changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Newsham and South Blyth Parish (CP/Tn) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10325699

Date accessed: 15th February 2026