National Gazetteer (1868) - Newbrough
"NEWBROUGH, (or Newburgh), a parochial chapelry in the N.W. division of
Tynedale ward, county Northumberland, 5 miles N.W. of Hexham, its post town,
and 1 mile from the Four Stones station on the Newcastle and Carlisle
railway, which passes through the parish. It is situated on the N. side of
the South Tyne, near Procolita-on-the-Wall. The parish is of large extent,
and comprises the hamlets of Allerwash, Woodshields, and Bush. The soil in
the valley of the Tyne is rich, but in the higher grounds of inferior
quality, being chiefly moorland and pasture. There are two lead mines and a
colliery, and lime works at Warden. The living is a curacy annexed to the
vicarage of Warden, in the diocese of Durham. The church, dedicated to St.
Peter, is a neat stone structure with a tower containing one bell. There
are National schools for both sexes.
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
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