Newton Tracey

{{Short description|Village and former civil parish in Devon, UK}}

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| official_name= Newton Tracey

| civil_parish = Horwood, Lovacott and Newton Tracey

| country= England

| region= South West England

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| shire_district= North Devon

| shire_county= Devon

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Newton Tracey is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Horwood, Lovacott and Newton Tracey, in the North Devon district of Devon, England, on the B3232 road about {{Convert|4|mi|4=0}} south of Barnstaple.

The Grade II* listed church of St Thomas à Becket dates from the 13th century. Its nave was remodelled in the 15th century when the tower was added, and the whole was restored in 1867–8.{{National Heritage List for England|num=1253508|desc=Church of St Thomas of Canterbury|access-date=25 August 2022}}

Civil parish

On 1 April 1986 the parish of Horwood was merged with Newton Tracey. On 9 January 1991, the new parish was renamed to "Horwood, Lovacott and Newton Tracey".{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/barnstaple.html|title=Barnstaple Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=31 March 2023}} In 1961 the civil parish of Newton Tracey (prior to the merge) had a population of 92.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10073248/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Newton Tracey AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=31 March 2023}}

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