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“NEWTON, a parish in the wapentake of Aveland, parts of Kesteven, county Lincoln, 2 miles N.W. of Folkingham, its post town, and 10 N. of the Corby railway station. The village, which is of small extent and wholly agricultural, is situated on the river Trent. There is a mineral spring in the neighbourhood. The land is nearly all arable and pasture, and in good cultivation. Stone for building is quarried. The high grounds command extensive views. The parish was enclosed in 1767, when 227 acres of glebe were allotted in lieu of tithes. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Lincoln, value £308. The church, dedicated to St. Botolph, is an ancient structure, with a tower containing three bells. The church has been recently repaired. The parochial charities produce about £2 per annum. There is a school for both sexes maintained by subscription. Sir Glynne Earle Welby, Bart., is lord of the manor."
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from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
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- The parish was in the Aswarby sub-district of the Bourne Registration District.
- In an 1890 re-organisation, the parish was transferred to the Leadenham sub-district.
- Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
| Census Year | Piece No. |
|---|---|
| 1841 | H.O. 107 / 621 |
| 1861 | R.G. 9 / 2346 |
| 1871 | R.G. 10 / 3353 |
- The Anglican parish church was dedicated to Saint Botolph.
- The church was restored in 1865-66.
- Richard CROFT has a photograph of St. Botolph's Church on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2009.
- Here is a photograph of St. Botolph church, taken by Ron COLE (who retains the copyright):
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1612.
- The Lincolnshire FHS has a Loan Library service which has the parish registers on microfiche for Baptisms from 1584 to 1812 and Marriages from 1611 to 1813.
- The LFHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Lafford Deanery to make your search easier.
- Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
- The parish was in the Aswarby sub-district of the Bourne Registration District.
- In an 1890 re-organisation, the parish was transferred to the Leadenham sub-district.
- Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
Newton (by Folkingham), is both a village and parish south of Sleaford. Threckingham parish lies to the east.
If you are planning a visit:
- The village is just south of the A52 trunk road and just west of the A15's junction with that road.
- Check out our touring page for resources.
The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Newton to another place.
- Newton House was built in 1839-41.
- Newton House was the property of Sir Charles Glynne Earle WELBY in 1911.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF048362 (Lat/Lon: 52.913014, -0.442963), Newton which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- The parish was in the ancient Aveland Wapentake in the North Kesteven district in the parts of Kesteven.
- For today's district governance, see the North Kesteven District Council.
- Bastardy cases would be heard in the Sleaford petty session hearings every Monday.
- The poor of Walcot parish had 10 shillings from land rented at Newton. The donor of this parcel was unknown.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Sleaford Poor Law Union.
- A Public Elementary Schools was built here in 1874 to hold up to 103 children.
- For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.