Newton-by-the-Sea is a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

in the county of

Northumberland Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey. It is bordered by land ...

Northern England Northern England, also known as the North of England, the North Country, or simply the North, is the northern area of England. It broadly corresponds to the former borders of Angle Northumbria, the Anglo-Scandinavian Kingdom of Jorvik, and the ...

. The parish is about 8 miles northwest of Alnwick, and lies on the coast between the larger settlements of Embleton and

Seahouses Seahouses is a large village on the North Northumberland coast in England. It is about north of Alnwick, within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Attraction Seahouses attracts many visitors, mainly from the north ea ...

. Newton-by-the-Sea is in the

parliamentary A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democratic governance of a state (or subordinate entity) where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the support ("confidence") of the ...

constituency of

Berwick-upon-Tweed Berwick-upon-Tweed (), sometimes known as Berwick-on-Tweed or simply Berwick, is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, and the northernmost town in England. The 2011 United Kingdom census reco ...

. The population of the parish in the 2011 United Kingdom Census was 212. The area of the parish is There are two distinct settlements in the parish: High Newton-by-the-Sea (which, despite its name, is about half a mile inland) and the coastal Low Newton-by-the-Sea, owned by the

National Trust The National Trust, formally the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, is a charity and membership organisation for heritage conservation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In Scotland, there is a separate and ...

. The area is notable for the diversity of birds to be observed. Just to the south is

Embleton Bay Embleton Bay is a bay on the North Sea, located to the east of the village of Embleton, Northumberland, Embleton, Northumberland, England. It lies just to the south of Newton-by-the-Sea and north of Craster. Popular for Watercraft paddling, padd ...

. Newton Hall is an 18th-century country house in High Newton-by-the-Sea. It is a

grade II listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Ir ...

and is today used as a hotel and wedding venue. The Ship Inn at Low Newton-by-the-Sea is an 18th-century pub with its own microbrewery. Brewing started in 2008, and over 20 different cask ales are produced. The uninhabited island of Faggot () lies about half a mile offshore from Newton. The Ship Inn, Low Newton - geograph.org.uk - 1060071.jpg, File:Newton Hall, Newton-by-the-Sea.jpg, File:Beach, Football hole bay - geograph.org.uk - 1249551.jpg, File:St Mary's Church, Low Newton-by-the Sea.jpg,

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Civil parishes in Northumberland Populated coastal places in Northumberland {{Northumberland-geo-stub