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Newby is a village and
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in the county of
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, England. Close to the border with the borough of
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and from the centre of
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. Newby is located west from the
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at its closest point, which became a
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in 1952. According to the
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Newby had a total population of 214.


History

In 1870
John Marius Wilson John Marius Wilson (c. 1805–1885) was a British writer and an editor, most notable for his gazetteers. The '' Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' (published 1870–1872), was a substantial topographical dictionary in six volumes. It was ...
's
Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales The ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' is a substantial topographical dictionary first published between 1870 and 1872, edited by the Reverend John Marius Wilson. It contains a detailed description of England and Wales. Its six volumes h ...
described Newby as:
"Newby, a township in Stokesley parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 2½ miles N of Stokesley. Acres, 1, 211. Real property, £1, 464. Pop., 129. Houses, 29. There is a Wesleyan chapel; and there was formerly a slightly-endowed school."
Census data since 1881 can help to show how Newby has changed throughout the years. The main occupation for residents in 1881 was
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with 24 males and 1 female employed in that sector. Another main employment sector in 1881 was domestic services with 6 females working in that sector at the time. In 1881 the population of Newby was 115 and the total number of houses was 29. This has increased since 1881 with the total number of houses significantly increasing between 1931 and 1951 from 22 to 45. The population of Newby has fluctuated between 109 and 214 people between 1881 and 2011. The population of Newby in the 20th Century hit a peak of 183 in 1961. The population of Newby in 2011 is 214 and covers a wide range of age groups. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary
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.


Listed buildings

The Wesleyan Methodist Church in Newby was first built in 1826 and is a grade II
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, after it was listed on 4 August 1983. This is not the only listed building in Newby, there are seven others. These include Antelope Lodge, Long Farm House, The Haven and Newby Grange. All of the
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s within Newby are listed at a grade II level and were added to the British listed buildings catalogue in 1983.


Transport

The village is on the B1365 and is from the A172. It is also served by the 83 route to Stokesley. Nunthorpe railway station is the located east of the village, with frequent trains running along the
Esk Valley Line The Esk Valley Line is a railway line located in the north of England, covering a total distance of approximately , running from Middlesbrough to Whitby. The line follows the course of the River Esk for much of its eastern half. The Esk Vall ...
.


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