Richard Newte (1613–1678) was an Anglican clergyman and Rector of Tidcombe and Clare, Tiverton, Devon, England.
During the Civil War Newte was mostly travelling under Royal licence in continental Europe; he returned in 1646 to discover his parsonage at Clare in ruins and the area subject to the ravages of plague.
[3] He married Thomasine Trobridge of Crediton and their first son was baptized 31 May 1654 at Tidcombe.
His second son, John Newte, was born at Ottery St Mary in 1656 whilst he was temporarily denied his living at Tidcombe.
In 1666, Richard Newte was appointed Chaplain to Charles II although he appears not to have served owing to his suffering from gout and the distance of his residence from the royal court.