Newton on the Moor is a village in Northumberland

Northumberland

Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...

, England. It is located 5 miles (8 km) south of Alnwick

Alnwick

Alnwick is a small market town in north Northumberland, England. The town's population was just over 8000 at the time of the 2001 census and Alnwick's district population was 31,029....

, on the old route of the A1 road although the village has now been bypassed just to the east. The village in the civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 of Newton-on-the-Moor and Swarland, which also includes the village of Swarland

Swarland

 Swarland is a small modern village in the county of Northumberland, England, situated about south of the market town of Alnwick and north of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. Swarland's 'village rival' is Felton.- History :...

, south-west of Newton on the Moor. The population of the parish is 822. The village is a conservation area

Conservation area

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A settlement existed at Newton on the Moor in the late 13th century.

Governance

Newton on the Moor is in the parliamentary

British House of Commons

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 constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed

Berwick-upon-Tweed (UK Parliament constituency)

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