Country: | England |
Static Image Name: | Newton-in-Furness.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | The hamlet of Newton |
Coordinates: | 54.134°N -3.179°W |
Official Name: | Newton |
Civil Parish: | Dalton Town with Newton |
Unitary England: | Westmorland and Furness |
Lieutenancy England: | Cumbria |
Region: | North West England |
Constituency Westminster: | Barrow and Furness |
Post Town: | BARROW-IN-FURNESS |
Postcode District: | LA13 |
Postcode Area: | LA |
Dial Code: | 01229 |
Os Grid Reference: | SD230716 |
Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Borough of Barrow-in-Furness |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Barrow-in-Furness Borough |
Newton is a village in the civil parish of Dalton Town with Newton, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. It is located on the Furness peninsula north-east of the port of Barrow-in-Furness and south of the town of Dalton-in-Furness.
Newton was listed in the Domesday Book as being one of the vills or townships forming the Manor of Hougun which was held by Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria.[1]
GB News presenter Steve Dixon was born in the village, as was Richard T. Slone, a painter. Both were in the same year at school and were educated firstly in Newton and then in Dalton-in-Furness.[2]