Newton Reigny is a village and former
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 authority ...
, now in the parish of
Catterlen
Catterlen is a small village and civil parish north west of Penrith, Cumbria. At the 2001 census the civil parish had a population of 471, increasing to 605 at the 2011 Census.
The village is a linear one with the B5305 road dividing it into t ...
, in the
Eden District
Eden is a local government district in Cumbria, England, based at Penrith Town Hall in Penrith. It is named after the River Eden, which flows north through the district toward Carlisle. Its population of 49,777 at the 2001 census, increased ...
, in the English county of
Cumbria
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, near the town of
Penrith. In 1931 the parish had a population of 168.
History
"'New tūn'...This was held in 1185...by William de Reigni."
Therefore, 'new village' (from the
Old English
Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...
), 'held by Reigny'.
On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Catterlen.
See also
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Listed buildings in Catterlen
Catterlen is a civil parish in the Eden District, Cumbria, England. It contains seven buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, one is at Grade ...
References
External links
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Cumbria County History Trust: Newton Reigny(nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
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Villages in Cumbria
Former civil parishes in Cumbria
Eden District
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