Newton, Northamptonshire

Newton, sometimes called Newton in the Willows, is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Newton and Little Oakley, in the North Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England. The village is in the Ise valley. Newton and Little Oakley had a population at the 2001 census of 147,[1] decreasing to 126 at the 2011 Census.[2] It has a combined parish council with Geddington.

Newton
St Faith's Church
(now Newton Field Centre)
Newton is located in Northamptonshire
Newton
Newton
Location within Northamptonshire
Population126 (2011)
OS grid referenceSP881834
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKettering
Postcode districtNN14
Dialling code01536
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

The villages name means 'New farm/settlement'.[3]

The Grade II* listed parish church of St Faith in Newton[4] is now deconsecrated. It is largely 14th century, with a 15th-century tower and chancel of 1858 by William Slater. The novelist J. L. Carr fought to prevent the redundancy of the church. The church building was run as Newton Field Centre, an educational centre but closed as unviable in 2018 and has only one trustee.[5] A dovecote, northeast of the church, is a Grade I listed building; it is described as an "outstanding dovecote, exhibiting craftsmanship of the highest quality".[6] It was associated with a mansion of the Tresham family.

In 1607, Newton was the site of the suppression of the Midland Revolt, a peasants' revolt against enclosure; at least 46 rebels were killed.[7] A memorial has been erected by the church where prisoners were held.

Civil parish

On 1 April 1967, Little Oakley was transferred to Newton when the parish of Oakley was abolished.[8] On 1 September 1996, the new parish was renamed to "Newton & Little Oakley".[9] In 1961 the parish of Newton (prior to the merge) had a population of 96.[10]

References
  1. Statistics
  2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  3. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Northamptonshire/Great%20and%20Little%20Oakley
  4. Historic England, "Newton Field Centre (1052061)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2019
  5. https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=2&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&p_p_resource_id=%2Faccounts-resource&p_p_cacheability=cacheLevelPage&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_objectiveId=A9125235&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_mvcRenderCommandName=%2Faccounts-and-annual-returns&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_organisationNumber=4033113
  6. Historic England, "Dovecote, circa 160 metres North East of Newton Field Centre (1192042)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 October 2019
  7. Newton Rebels
  8. "Relationships and changes Newton CP/AP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  9. "Kettering Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  10. "Population statistics Newton CP/AP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

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