Newton, Northamptonshire

Newton
Newton
 Newton shown within Northamptonshire
OS grid referenceSP881834
DistrictKettering
Shire countyNorthamptonshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Kettering
Postcode district NN14
Dialling code 01536
Police Northamptonshire
Fire Northamptonshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentKettering
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Coordinates: 52°26′30″N 0°42′18″W / 52.4416°N 0.7050°W / 52.4416; -0.7050

St Faith's (now a field centre)

Newton, sometimes called Newton in the Willows, is a small village in the Ise valley, Kettering, Northamptonshire. The village is in the civil parish of Newton and Little Oakley which had a population at the 2001 census of 147.[1] It has a combined parish council with Geddington.

The grade II* listed former parish church of St Faith in Newton is now an educational centre;[2] the novelist J.L. Carr fought to prevent the redundancy of the church.

In 1607, Newton was the site of the suppression of a peasants' revolt against enclosure; at least 46 rebels were killed.[3] A memorial to the revolt has been erected by the church where prisoners were held.

References

  1. ↑ Statistics
  2. ↑ Newton Field Centre
  3. ↑ Newton Rebels

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