Newman baronets of Fifehead-Magdalen (1699)
The Newman baronets of Fifehead-Magdalen, in the County of Dorset, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on January 20, 1699, for Richard Newman, Esquire, of Fifehead-Magdalen. The Newman family was a prominent Dorset family. The title became extinct upon the death of the fourth Baronet, Sir Samwell Newman, in 1747. Fifehead Magdalen is a village and civil parish in North Dorset. The family seat was likely located at Fifehead Magdalen. Further research is needed to determine the specific familial connection of the Newman family of Fifehead-Magdalen to other Newman families bearing baronetcies.