Central part of a church, used by the laiety.
Necromancy
Form of magic in which the dead are re-animated and able to communicate with the sorcerer who invoked them, just as they would if they were alive.
Ned Painter
English bare-knuckle prize fighter. After his retirement from boxing he became the landlord of The Anchor in Norwich.
New Bolsover
Model village adjoining the town of Bolsover in Derbyshire, built by the local colliery company to house its workers.
New Hall moat
Scheduled monument in Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, England, which comprises a moat and an island platform on which a modern house has been built.
New Lester Colliery
Colliery on the Manchester Coalfield opened after 1872 by James and William Roscoe in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England.
New Manchester
Formerly isolated mining community at the extreme eastern end of the Tyldesley township.
Newes from Scotland
1591 pamphlet describing the North Berwick witch trials in Scotland, detailing the confessions given by the accused witches before the King.
Newgate calendar
Genre of publications chronicling the crimes and punishments of notorious criminals.
Newgate novel
Early form of sensation literature, drawing its inspiration from the Newgate Calendar, first published in 1773 and containing biographies of famous criminals.
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