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NEWBIGGIN

The location of the Parish of Newbiggin (shown in green).
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"NEWBIGGIN is a chapelry and village in this [Woodhorn] parish, comprising 400 acres, of which the rateable value is £908 10s. The population in 1801, 398; in 1811, 396; in 1821, 434; in 1831, 519; in 1841, 666; and in 1851, 717 souls. THE VILLAGE of Newbiggin is situated on the sea shore one mile south-east of Woodhorn; it has long been a favourite bathing place and the principal inn possesses warm, cold, and shower baths. THE CHAPEL OF EASE, dedicated to St. Bartholomew, was rebuilt in 1846, by voluntary subscriptions, William Watson, Esq., being the principal contributor. It is a neat structure, with a tower and spire, and occupies a good position near the sea cliff at the east end of the village." [From History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland, Whellan, 1855].

Census

• The 1851 Census Index (microfiche CN24) published by the Northumberland and Durham Family History Society may be of value to researchers interested in this parish.
  
  

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Church History

• The Ancestral Indexes website provides information about Newbiggin, St Bartholomew.
  
  

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Church Records

• Newbiggin - Church Records - links and information.
  
  

Civil Registration

• This area is now within Northumberland Central Registration District. Certificates of birth, death and marriage can be obtained from: Superintendent Registrar, Register Office, 94 Newgate Street, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 1BU. If ordering certificates from a District Office, please note the following:
  
  
  1. The cost of a certificate is currently (from 1st April 2003) £ 7.00 - send a Sterling cheque payable to the Superintendent Registrar plus return postage or two International Reply Coupons;
  2. The G.R.O. (St Catherine's) Index references are of no value;
  3. For marriage certificates, the precise place of marriage must be given;
  4. Civil Registration in England and Wales began on July 1st 1837.
     
     

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Description and Travel

• Photographs of Newbiggin by the Sea from Les Bell's Northumberland Cam website.
  
  
• The Northumberland Communities website includes pages relating to Newbiggin-by-the-Sea. They provide "a range of learning resource material that reflects Northumberland's heritage, providing a base for studying the County's history. The website provides a starting point for understanding the development of communities in Northumberland. It also seeks to illustrate the range of sources for family and local history research that are available via Northumberland Archives Service."
  
  

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Gazetteers

• The section of The National Gazetteer (1868) relating to this parish - transcribed by Colin Hinson.
  
  

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History

• The history of Newbiggin Parish is included in:- Hodgson, J., History of Northumberland, Part 2, Volume 2. Newcastle, 1832. (Available on fiche from Ancestral Indexes).
  
  

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Maps

• The Landmark Information Group have provided free online access to 19th century Ordnance Survey maps of the whole of Great Britain. The following link will take you directly to a map centered approximately on the place named and you can then navigate (click on the map to re-centre or use the arrows) and zoom (using the buttons below the map) as desired.
  
  

  Newbiggin by the Sea.

• You can also view modern maps of the same locations provided by Streetmap.
  
  

  Newbiggin by the Sea.

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• Newbiggin Parish was part of Morpeth Poor Law Union. The Union Workhouse was located in Newgate Street, Morpeth. Some records are held at Northumberland Collections Service, but these are of limited genealogical value.
  
  
• Peter Higginbotham has provided details, a map and photograph of Morpeth Workhouse.
  
  

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