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Other places of historical interest

Other places of historical interest in Newby

Places of Worship

There were two Chapels in Newby, a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel built in 1853 at the town head end of the village and a Primitive Methodist Chapel built in 1874 at the other end of the Village. Both are now closed and have been converted to dwellings.

Friends Burial Ground

The Friends Burial Ground is situated about half a mile to the west just outside the village itself. A memorial commemorates the botanist Thomas Lawson. It consists of a top of the table tomb reset against the wall of the Friends Burial Ground in a small lean to shelter. The slab is about 4 ft long by about 2½ feet and carries an inscription in Latin. The dry stone walls about 4½ft high enclose the burial ground on four sides. Four memorial slabs have been set into the south and west walls and carry dates with late 17th and early 18th centuries.

The Clapper Bridge

A Clapper Bridge is an ancient form of bridge. It is formed by large flat slabs of stone supported on stone piers across a river, often situated close to a ford and mostly dating from medieval times.

The clapper bridge in Newby is situated close to a ford and at a point where the road often floods. The clapper bridge starts and ends on the bank sides and therefore allows pedestrians to pass when the river is in flood.