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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].
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- Northumberland County Record Office holds copies of Census Returns 1841 - 1891 and provides a useful User Guide
- The 1851 Census Index (microfiche CN24)
- The 1891 Census Northumberland – Bywell (Broomley, Healey, High Fotherley, Espershields, Whittonstall, Newlands, Bywell, Styford, Newton, Stelling, Ovington, Newton Hall, Welton, Broomhaugh, Riding, Newbiggin, Blanchland, Shotley Low Quarter, Nafferton, Ovingham, Wylam, Hedley, Dukershagg and part of Prudhoe) (PRO piece RG12/4244) (Type B) (Book) (Volume 54) BOTH published by the https://www.ndfhs.org.uk/ may be of value to researchers interested in this parish.
- The Ancestral Indexes website provides information about Newbiggin, St Bartholomew.
- Newbiggin - Church Records - links and information.
- This area is within Northumberland Central Registration District.
- Certificates of birth, death and marriage can be ordered locally from Northumberland County Council.
- 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."
- The section of The National Gazetteer (1868) relating to this parish - transcribed by Colin Hinson.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Newbiggin to another place.
- 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).
- Maps of locations in this parish provided by Streetmap.
Newbiggin by the Sea.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference NZ312879 (Lat/Lon: 55.184749, -1.511221), Newbiggin which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.