NEWBURN, a parish, county of NORTHUMBERLAND, comprising the chapelry of
Newbiggin, and the townships of Black Callerton, Butterlaw,
East Denton, West Denton, North Dissington,
South Dissington, Newburn, Newburn-Hall,  Sugley,
Throcldey, Wallbottle, East and West Whorlton, and
Woolsington, in the western division of CASTLE ward,
and the township of Dalton in the eastern division of
TINDALE ward, county of NORTHUMBERLAND, and containing
4202 inhabitants, of which number, 918 are in
the township of Newburn, 5 miles (W. by N.) from Newcastle
upon Tyne. The living is a discharged vicarage, in
the archdeaconry of Northumberland, and diocese of Durham,
rated in the king's books at £16, and in the patronage
of the Bishop of Carlisle. The church, dedicated
to St. Michael, was partly rebuilt and considerably enlarged
in 1827, at an expense of about £1200: it is a
neat cruciform structure of stone, containing some ancient
monuments to the Delavals, and the east window exhibits,
in stained glass, the figure of St. James, and the
arms of those who contributed to the renovation of
the building. The parish, which abounds with coal,
stretches along the northern bank of the Tyne, where
are some coal-staiths, iron-foundries, crown glass, and,
brick and tile manufactories, chemical works, and a
paper-mill. A school-room was erected, in 1822, by.
the Duke of Northumberland, who endowed it with
£15.15. per annum, for teaching iifteen children: the
number has been lately increased to thirty, in consesequence
of the members of the Glass Company .anq
the lessees of Walbottle colliery having subscribed
£10. 10. a year, in augmentation of the master's salary.
In the reign of John, Newburn was styled a borough
town. Severus' Wall passed through the parish, but.
its course is no longer traceable. Here Lord Conway,
in 1640, at the head of the royalists, disputed.the
passage of the Tyne with the Scots under General
Leslie, but the latter, after a violent conflict, at lengta
succeeded.