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Newton shown within Derbyshire |
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| Population | 4,163 for Blackwell Parish (Census 2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SK4459 |
| - London | 123 mi (198 km) |
| Parish | Blackwell |
| District | Bolsover |
| Shire county | Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ALFRETON |
| Postcode district | DE55 |
| Dialling code | 01773 |
| Police | Derbyshire |
| Fire | Derbyshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Bolsover |
| Website | http://www.blackwellpc.org.uk/ |
| List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire | |
Newton is a village in the Bolsover district of Derbyshire, England. It lies about a mile south of Tibshelf.
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Newton is the commonest placename in England, there being 87 in total.[1]
Locally, Newton is not to be confused with:
For other Wikipedia articles using the word Newton, please see Newton.
Newton is one of the four villages (wards) that make up the civil parish of Blackwell - the other villages being Blackwell, Hilcote, and Westhouses. The Parish Council has twelve members across the four wards[2] and meets monthly.
The civil parish of Blackwell is part of the shire district of Bolsover. The parish is represented by two councillors on Bolsover District Council[3].
The shire district of Bolsover is part of the shire county of Derbyshire. The parish is represented by one councillor on Derbyshire County Council[4], although the electoral division covers South Normanton East and Tibshelf as well as Blackwell.
Blackwell civil parish forms part of the Bolsover parliamentary constituency. The MP currently (2010) is Dennis Skinner, who was elected MP in the 1970 general election. He has held the seat ever since.
Some of the main events in Newton's history are listed in the table below, in date order. The final column provides the source of the information about each event.
| Year | Event | Source |
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| 1085 | Domesday Book records “Blackwelle and Neutone Leuric with Levenot”. | [5] |
| 1554 | Record of Old Newton Hall. | [5] |
| 1577 | Report of George & Dragon ale house. | [5] |
| 1600 | Coal-mining in bell-pit style. | [5] |
| 1754 | Jedediah Strutt invented “Derby Rib” process for cloth manufacture. | See Notable People section. |
| 1868 | First deep mine at Tibshelf “Bottom Pit” and associated housing at Sherwood Street, Bamford Street, Main Street and New Street. | [5] and[6] |
| 1886 | Opening of Tibshelf & Newton railway station. | [7] |
| 1893 | Opening of Great Central Railway line. | [7] |
| 1894 | Blackwell Parish Council first meeting. | [5] |
| 1898 | School opened in former Newton Chapel. | [5] |
| 1902 | Post office opens. | [5] |
| 1904 | Primitive Methodist Chapel opens. | [8] |
| 1908 | Current Newton School opens. | [5] |
| 1908 | First police officer stationed in Newton on Wire Lane. | [5] |
| 1911 | Gas main laid to Newton. | [5] |
| 1911 | The "Coronation Palace” picture house opened. | [5] |
| 1919 | Church hall (now Community Centre) opened. | [5] |
| 1920 | First bus services. | [5] |
| 1930 | Closure of Tibshelf & Newton railway station. | [7] |
| 1933 | Tibshelf Bottom Pit closed. | [6] |
| 1937 | Picture House re-opens as “The Metro”. | [5] |
| 1950 | Building of “Charwood Crescent” housing estate. | [5] |
| 1963 | Closure of Tibshelf Town railway station. | [7] |
| 1966 | Closure of Great Central Railway line. | [7] |
| 1967 | Opening of M1 motorway. | [9] |
| 1969 | Building of “Hallfield Road” housing estate. | [10] |
| 1984–1985 | Miners Strike. | [11] |
| 1986 | Pavilion opened on sports field. | [5] |
| 1989 | Opening of Five Pits Trail. | Five Pits Trail |
| 1992 | Closure of Silverhill Colliery and associated rail link to Westhouses. | [12] |
| 1994 | Community Centre opened (following purchase and renovation of former Church Hall by Parish Council). | [5] |
| 1998 | Opening of Tibshelf motorway services. | [13] |
| 2007 | Opening of Silverhill Trail. | [14] |
The table below shows how the number of shops and services in Newton has varied over the years. It is interesting to note that, in the early 1900s, Newton was almost self-sufficient. The number of shops in each category is shown in brackets.
| 1900[5] | 1912[15] | 1938[16] | 1980 | 2010 |
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| General store & beer-off | General store (9) | General store (3) | General store (3) | General store |
| Post office & general store | Post office & general store | Post office & general store | Post office & general store | Post office & general store |
| Greengrocer | Greengrocer | Greengrocer | ||
| Draper | Draper (2) | Draper | ||
| General Dealer | General Dealer | |||
| Herbalist | ||||
| Carter (2) | Fly proprietor | |||
| Hardware | Hardware | |||
| Blacksmith | Blacksmith | |||
| Boot maker | ||||
| Shoe repairer | Boot repairer | Shoe repairer | ||
| Hosiery manufacture | ||||
| Co-op (butchers, grocery, drapery) | Co-op (butchers, grocery, drapery) | |||
| Butcher (2) | Butcher (2) | Butcher | ||
| Hairdresser (4) | Hairdresser (3) | Hairdresser (2) | ||
| Public house (2) | Public house (2) | Public house (3) | Public house (3) | |
| Institute & club | Billiard hall | |||
| Cinema | Cinema | |||
| Glass & china dealer | ||||
| Confectioner | Baker | |||
| Cycle dealer | ||||
| Pawnbrokers | ||||
| Newsagent (2) | Newsagent | |||
| Chip shop (2) | Chip shop | |||
| Chemist | ||||
| Bookmaker | ||||
| Coal merchant | ||||
| Garage (repairs & petrol) | Garage (repairs) | |||
| Craft shop | ||||
| Carpet shop |
The only church actually in Newton is the Methodist Church on Main Street[19]. The nearest Anglican church is St Werburgh's at Old Blackwell[20]. Of the original late 12th century church, there remains but one pillar, in Transitional style, preserved on the inner face of the north wall. The tower dates from an 1828 rebuild, while the rest of the church is of 1878. In the porch is the stump of a Saxon cross[21].
For a village of its size, Newton is fairly well-served by leisure facilities. These include:
Roads
Newton is on the B6026 road, which effectively provides a link between the villages south-east of Chesterfield and junction 28 of the M1. The M1 passes immediately to the east of Newton, although there is no direct access to the motorway. The Tibshelf motorway service area has two service entries (northbound and southbound) onto Newtonwood Lane.
Bus Services
As at October 2010, there are commercial bus services during daytime on weekdays to Alfreton (half-hourly), Chesterfield (hourly) and Mansfield (hourly). Evening and Sunday services run less frequently and are subsidised by Derbyshire County Council.
Train Services
The local stations for Newton were closed in 1930 (Tibshelf & Newton) and in 1963 (Tibshelf Town). The nearest stations are now Alfreton, Chesterfield and Sutton Parkway.
Footpaths and Trails
Newton is linked to neighbouring villages by road-side pavements and public footpaths. Newton is close to the junction of the Five Pits Trail with the Silverhill Trail, which provide longer-distance recreational routes.
Jedediah Strutt, one of the key people in the Industrial Revolution, has links with Newton. He was particularly involved in the development of mechanised clothing production, setting up mills in Belper and Milford that became the prototype for mills all over the world. Although it is certain that he was born, lived and worked in the Newton area, there is some confusion over exact locations: