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Out Newton

Out Newton

Hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Out Newton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Easington,[1] in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated just inland from the North Sea coast, approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south-east of Withernsea, and 4.5 miles (7.2 km) east of Patrington.[2]

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Out Newton was formerly a township in the parish of Easington,[3] in 1866 Out Newton became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Burton Constable.[4] In 1931 the parish had a population of 31.[5]

The hamlet was mentioned in the Domesday Book as having six ploughlands, 20 acres (8.1 ha) of meadowland and four villagers.[6] The name is believed to stem from Outer Newton, with Newton itself meaning new homestead or village.[7] It was formerly in the wapentake of Holderness.[8]

A seven turbine wind farm, capable of generating 9 MW of electricity and operated by RWE, is situated on the coast near to the settlement.[9]

References

  1. [1]
    "Easington :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. [2]
    "292" (Map). Withernsea & Spurn Head. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 978-0-319-24489-0.
  3. [3]
    "History of Out Newton, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Relationships and changes Out Newton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Population statistics Out Newton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  6. [6]
    "[Out] Newton | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  7. [7]
    Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 339–340. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
  8. [8]
    "Genuki: Easington, Yorkshire (East Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  9. [9]
    "History - Easington Parish Council". easingtonparishcouncil.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 9.
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