Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for NEWLAND

NEWLAND, a township in Drax parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the river Aire, 3¾ miles N E by E of Snaith. Acres, 2, 104. Real property, £3, 676. Pop., 301. Houses, 73. Newland Park is a chief residence. A neatsmall church was built here in 1832.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Drax AP/CP       Newland Tn/CP       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Newland

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