Newton Reigny

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Newton Reigny
Cumberland
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The Parish Church of St. John, Newton Reigny
Location
Grid reference: NY478315
Location: 54°40’34"N, 2°48’32"W
Data
Post town: Penrith
Postcode: CA11
Dialling code: 01768
Local Government
Council: Westmorland & Furness
Parliamentary
constituency:
Penrith and The Border

Newton Reigny is a village in Cumberland, near Penrith. The River Petteril flows through the village and here turns north towards Carlisle.

The name 'Newtown' is precisely as it seem: a "new village". It is recorded in 1185 that the manor was held by William de Reigni, hence the suffix to the name.[1]

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References

  1. Armstrong, A.M. & Mawer; A.; Stenton, F.M. & Dickins, B.: 'Place-Names of Cumberland , Part 1' (English Place-Names Society, 1950), page 228