NEWSHAM, a township, joint with Breckenbrough,
in that part of the parish of KIRBY-WISK which is
in the wapentake of BIRDFORTH, North riding of the
county of YORK, 4 miles (W.N.W.) from Thirsk, containing,
with Breckenbrough, 173 inhabitants. Dr.
George Hicks, a learned divine, was born here in 1642;
he died in 1715.