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Newton-on-Rawcliffe

Coordinates: 54°18′11″N 0°45′16″W / 54.30316°N 0.75439°W / 54.30316; -0.75439
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Newton-on-Rawcliffe
Looking north into Newton-on-Rawcliffe
Newton-on-Rawcliffe is located in North Yorkshire
Newton-on-Rawcliffe
Newton-on-Rawcliffe
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE811904
Civil parish
  • Newton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPICKERING
Postcode districtYO18
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
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54°18′11″N 0°45′16″W / 54.30316°N 0.75439°W / 54.30316; -0.75439

Newton-on-Rawcliffe is a village and civil parish (as Newton)[1] in North Yorkshire, England. It is in the North York Moors National Park, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Pickering.[2] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Ryedale district.

History

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The settlement is listed in the Domesday Book, and the name means new farm.[3][4] The village has a small pond in the village green, and houses on either side of the main road through the village alongside the green.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Newton". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ "White Swan". CAMRA What Pub. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Newton | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  4. ^ Smith, A. H. (1979) [1928]. The Place Names of the North Riding of Yorkshire. English Place Name Society. p. 84. OCLC 19714705.
  5. ^ Rushton, John (1986). The Ryedale story: a Yorkshire countryside handbook. Malton: Ryedale District Council. p. 127. OCLC 62171506.
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