NEWTON (LONG), a parish in the south-western
division of STOCKTON ward, county palatine of DURHAM,
4 miles (S. W. by W.) from Stockton upon Tees,
containing 338 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, in
the archdeaconry and diocese of Durham, rated in the
king's books at £20, and in the patronage of the Bishop
of Durham. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, was
rebuilt in 1806, but has no tower; the churchyard is
tastefully ornamented with shrubs. There are places
of worship for Primitive and Wesleyan Methodists.