Newark Castle, ruin, in co. and 4 miles NAV. of
Selkirk, on Yarrow Water; was a royal hunting seat
in Ettrick Forest, and is celebrated in Scott’s Lay of
the Last Minstrel; it is the property of the Duke of
Buccleuch.

Newark Hivision,The, pari, div.of Notts, pop. 51,042.

Newark Park, seat, 2 miles E. of AVotton under
Edge, Gloucestershire.

Newark Priory, ruin, 1% mile E. of Woking, Surrey.

Newark upon Trent., mun. bor., market town, and
par., Notts, 18% miles NE. of Nottingham and 120
miles from London by rail — par., 2108 ac., pop.
14,083; bor., 1933 ac., pop. 14,018; 3 Banks, 2 news-
papers. Market-day, Wednesday. Newark has ancient
British and Roman associations. The castle, now an
imposing ruin, is supposed to have been founded by
Egbert, King of the West Saxons. Here King John
died in 1216. Three sieges were sustained by the town
during the Civil AVar, and it was surrendered to the
Scottish army in 1646. Newark is connected with the
Trent navigation, and carries on an immense trade in
malt and flour; its corn market is one of the largest
in the kingdom. Ironfounding, brassfounding, brewing,
and the mfr. of boilers and agricultural implements, are
conspicuous industries. The town has long been known
for the mfr. of a special plaster, which alone was used
in the erection of the great International Exhibition.
Newark returned 2 members to Parliament until 1885.

Newarke, par., in co. and bor. of Leicester, pop. 1688.

Newarne, vil., Lydney par., Gloucestershire, 4 miles
NAV. of Berkeley.

Newarp Light-Vessel, off E. coast of Norfolk, 12
miles NE. of Yarmouth; has flashing light, 36 ft. above
high water and seen 10 miles.

Newarthill, mining vil., Bothwell par., Lanarkshire,
3 miles NE. of Motherwell, pop. 1355; P.O.

Newbald, par., East-Riding Yorkshire, 5973 ac., pop.
804 ; consists of 2 townships—North Newbald, with
vil., 4 miles SE. of Market AVeighton, 3982 ac., pop.
648; P.O.; and South Newbald, 1991 ac., pop. 156;
contains also Newhald Hall, seat, 3 miles NE. of North
Newbald vil.

Newball, township, Stainton by Langworth par.,
Lincolnshire, 4 miles SAV. of AVragby, pop. 124.

Newbarns, seat, Oathlaw par., Forfarshire, 4 miles
E. of Kirriemuir.

Newbarns and Hawcote, eccl. dist., Dalton in
Furness par., N. Lancashire, pop. 1754 ; contains New-
barns, vil., 3 miles SAV. of Dalton in Furness.

Newbattle, par. and vil., Edinburghshire — par.,
5225 ac., pop. 3346; vil., on river South Esk, 1 mile S.
of Dalkeith; the Newbattle Mills, paperworks, are
2 miles from Dalkeith, near Dalhousie ry. sta.; New-
battle Abbey is the seat of the Marquis of Lothian,
and occupies the site of a monastery founded by
David I. in 1140 for Cistercian monks ; several illumi-
nated MSS., which formerly belonged to the monks, are
preserved in the library of the mansion.

Newbawn, par., S. co. AVexford, 7 miles SE. of New
Ross, 7537 ac., pop. 995.

Newbegin, hamlet, Lythe par., North-Riding York-
shire, 2% miles SAV. of AVhitby.

Newbigg, vil., Haxey par., Lincolnshire, 4 miles SAV.
of Epworth.

Newbiggen.—2 miles NAV. of Middleton in Teesdale,
Durham; P.O. See Newbiggin.—2. Newbiggen, par.
and vil. with ry. sta. (New Biggin), AVestmorland, 6 m.
NAV. of Appleby, 1196 ac., pop. 139 ; in vicinity of sta. is
the seat of Newbiggen Hall.—3. Newbiggen, town-
ship, Aysgarth par., North-Riding Yorkshire, on river
Ure, 4 miles SE. of Askrigg, 1697 ac., pop. 104; contains
the seat of Newbiggen Hall.

Newbiggin. — (or Newbiggin by the Sea), small
town and township with ry. sta., AVoodhorn par., North -
umberland, on the coast, near mouth of river AVansbeck,
10% miles NE. of Morpeth by rail, 339 ac., pop. 1388;
P.O.jT.o., called Newbiggin by the Sea; 1 Bank. New-
biggin is a watering-place and a fishing station, and has
a roadstead with secure anchorage for small vessels.
Near the town is a beautiful bay with fine sands. Col-
lieries are in the neighbourhood. — 2. Newbiggin,
hamlet, Dacre par., Cumberland, 3 miles SAV. of Pen-
rith; P.O.—3. Newbiggin? township, Middleton in

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