Toft Newton

Toft next Newton

Toft next Newton church
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 Toft next Newton shown within Lincolnshire
Population 522 (2001)
OS grid reference TF050874
District West Lindsey
Shire county Lincolnshire
Region East Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district LN8 3
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament Gainsborough
List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire

Toft Newton is a civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It consists of the small villages of Toft next Newton, Newton by Toft and the hamlet of Newtoft. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) west from Market Rasen. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 522.

The church of St. Michael in Newton by Toft dates from the 12th century and was extensively rebuilt in 1860 by James Fowler.[1] St. Peter and Paul church in Toft next Newton was closed in 1986 and is now residential property.

Toft Newton Reservoir on the upper reaches of the River Ancholme attracts fishing, particularly for trout, and bird watching.

References

  1. ^ "Church of St Michael", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage. Retrieved 12 August 2011

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