Newton, Nottinghamshire

Shire countyRegionCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townNOTTINGHAMPostcode districtNG13Dialling code01949PoliceNottinghamshireFireNottinghamshireAmbulanceEast Midlands UK ParliamentWebsitewww.newton-pc-notts.co.uk 52°58′N 0°59′W / 52.97°N 0.98°W / 52.97; -0.98

Newton is a village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe district, in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west of East Bridgford and about 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of the River Trent, close to the junction of the A46 Fosse Way and the A6079. It had 841 residents at the 2021 census.^[1]

RAF Newton is a disused airfield immediately to the south of Main Street. It opened in July 1940 and closed in 2000.^[2] The hangars and other buildings are now used by a number of businesses within the Newton Commercial Centre.

Newton Mill was a wooden post mill built before 1855. It ceased work c. 1920 and the buck was dismantled c. 1952. Some parts, including a stone neck bearing, were donated to the Science Museum in London. The brick roundhouse now belongs to the Crown.^[3]

See also

• Listed buildings in Newton, Nottinghamshire

References

External links

Media related to Newton at Wikimedia Commons