Newick, One Place Study
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Location: Newick, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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Newick, Sussex One Place Study
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Newick is a typical English village within the Lewes District of East Sussex. The A272 road passes through it, and it is roughly midway between Haywards Heath and Uckfield. Newick has three pubs; The Crown Inn, The Royal Oak, and The Bull Inn.
Name
The origins of the name Newick probably come from Old English:-
| niwe | meaning new |
| wic | meaning a dwelling |
A dwelling could be; a building or collection of buildings for special purposes; a farm, a dairy farm; a trading or industrial settlement; or (in the plural) a hamlet, village.[1]. It could be that it was 'new' type of farm, a specialised farm e.g. Gatwick was a goat farm and Chiswick was a cheese farm[2].
In many place names wick can mean bay from the Old Norse vik[3], but with Newick well inland this is not likely.
See Also
- Place name origins From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia,
- The Origins_of_English_Place_Names from English Heritage,
- English placename origins from Family-Tree.co.uk,
- word_doc_download Royal Geographical Society worksheet for schools.
Geography
- Continent: Europe
- Sovereign State: United Kingdom
- Country: England
- County: Sussex
- GPS Coordinates: 50.9800, 0.0200
- Elevation: 22.0 m or 72.2 feet
Newick is north of Lewes, inland between Brighton and Eastborne, Google maps. Photographs on Google show that it is now typical of many areas in the south east with modern urban housing expansion, but in earlier times it would have been quite rural, with many thatched cottages. Zooming in on Street View from The Royal Oak to Western Road, apart from the lorries you still get some sense of the original village with its leafy lanes.
Parish Church
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| Parish Church of St Mary at Newick |
The parish church features a lot in genealogy records. This image was from www.geograph.org.uk and is copyright, but may be re-used under their conditions.
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Parish Church of St Mary at Newick |
The church is situated at TQ4220 at the east end of the village Google maps. It is part of the Diocese of Chichester and has an historic clock.[4] Although the church is not central to the village it is central to the parish which extends to the south of the main village.[5].
The current building is fairly modern but a church has been on this site since medieval times and has been renovated many times. The church includes some of the original churches including part of the nave which is believed to date back to the 11th century [6]. The chancel, porch, and tower were built in the 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries, respectively. The churchyard surrounding the church is relatively unchanged over time and preserves a variety of old vegetation.
Environs
The village is surrounded by woodlands, including Rotherfield Wood and Little Rotherfield Wood, providing for nature walks or relaxation. The River Ouse is to the east of the village, another idyllic spot to appreciate the local flora and fauna.
See Also
- GENUKI page for Newick in the gazeteer,
- ARCHIuk.com Maps and Lists of Archaeological Sites near Newick, East Sussex (TQ4121 / TQ 41 21).
History
Newick's history probably started in Saxon times judging by its name. Certainly the church has parts dating back to shortly after the Norman conquest. It was originally a dispersed settlement until the Second World War, when construction around Newick Green (TQ 418 213) boomed, giving rise to the present village. A pump was erected on the village green to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
Local historian Tony Turk has written several articles on Newick history which can be accessed on the Newick Village Society website.
See also
Population
The following data relates to the Newick Parish and is based on census data.
In 1851 the population was 977 [7].
Population estimates from the latest England censuses were:-
| Population | Census date |
| 2,532 | 28 April 2001 |
| 2,677 | 27 March 2011 |
| 2,687 | 21 March 2021 |
[8].
The following data relates to village only.
| Area of Newick, Lewes | 0.833 km² |
| Population | 1,633 |
| Male Population 780 (47.7%) | |
| Female Population | 853 (52.3%) |
| Population change from 1975 to 2015 | -3.3% |
| Population change from 2000 to 2015 | +4.6% |
| Median Age | 48.2 years old |
| Male Median Age | 46.4 years old |
[9].
Sources
- ↑ Key to English Place Names. Accessed 1 December 2022
- ↑ Origins_of_English_ Place_Names accessed 1 December 2022
- ↑ ARCHIuk.com accessed 1 December 2022
- ↑ geograph.org.uk Accessed 30 November 2022
- ↑ Newick Parish Scalable map showing notable areas around Newick as hyperlinks. Accessed 1 December 2022
- ↑ Wikipedia Accessed 1 December 2022
- ↑ "Melville's Directory & Gazetteer of Sussex, 1858" University of Leicester Special Collections Online. Accessed 7 December 2022
- ↑ City Population (German site). Accessed 8 December 2022
- ↑ "Newick" City Facts. Accessed 7 December 2022.
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