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From: "peter elliott" <>
Subject: Re: Newburn, NBL
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1992 15:39:17 +0800


Hi Geoff
Many thanks for the info! You mean I need to chide The Times on the quality
of their atlas?? I'll now get hold of some larger detailed maps of the
area. Thanks again.
Regards
Peter Elliott

-----Original Message-----
From: Geoff Nicholson <>
To: <>
Date: Friday, 14 January 2000 18:26
Subject: Re: Newburn, NBL


>In message <005901b6664a$5b0785a0$>, peter elliott
><> writes
>>Hi
>>In the 1881 census, one of my ancestors gives his place of birth as
Newburn,
>>NBL. I can't find this in my atlas. Has it now been renamed or
incorporated
>>into another town? It appears as if he was still living in Newburn at the
time
>>of the census, and his place of residence is given as Percy Terrace. Does
this
>>street still exist? Awaiting help from the learned! Many thanks.
>>Peter Elliott
>>Perth Australia
>>
>>
>Peter:
>
> You need a better atlas! A World Atlas is unlikely to show
>Newburn but any UK road map (or better) should do so. The best are
>anything published by the Ordnance Survey. Newburn is an ancient parish
>and originally a large village, on the north bank of the River Tyne
>about six miles west of the centre of Newcastle. In the nineteenth
>century, like many other local villages it grew tremendously in size,
>partly because of local coal mines and partly because of the
>establishment there of other industries, particularly a large steel
>works. Newburn used to be part of Northumberland but since 1974 it has
>been within the City of Newcastle.
>
> Originally a Royal possession (New-Borough), it passed to the
>Dukes of Northumberland, hence the names of several of the streets such
>as Percy Terrace, which are associated with the Duke's family. As far
>as I know Percy Terrace still exists. It is marked on my 1991 A-Z
>street map as just NW of Duke's Cottages, on the NE side of the road
>leading out of Newburn to the NW. That is, quite close to the centre of
>Newburn and its ancient church of St Michael.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Geoff Nicholson
>
>
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