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Welsh Newton is a small village in the Archenfield area of Herefordshire, alongside the border with Monmouthshire. Its name may reflect the need to distinguish it from Newton in the Golden Valley and that this part of the Archenfield continued to be a Welsh-speaking area into the 19th century. The Church of St Mary The Virgin is an ancient building of stone in the Norman style, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch and a small western tower containing two bells. The screen is 12th-century, lit by a 14th-century dormer window. John Kemble, canonized in 1970 by Pope Paul VI as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales, is buried in the churchyard. The village is within the council area of County of Herefordshire.

Place Type: Village
Historic County: Herefordshire
Lat, Long: 51.858434,-2.7286466
Grid Reference: SO 4991 1801
Civil Parish: Welsh Newton CP
Council Area: County of Herefordshire CA
Police Area: West Mercia PA

GBPN ID: 48311
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Welsh_Newton,_Herefordshire_48311

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