Newton on Trent

Coordinates: 53°15′24″N 0°45′11″W / 53.25659900°N 0.75309388°W / 53.25659900; -0.75309388

Newton on Trent
Newton on Trent village centre
Newton on Trent  Newton on Trent shown within Lincolnshire
Population	338 (2001)
OS grid reference	SK832740
District	West Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Lincoln
Postcode district	LN1
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Gainsborough
List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire

Newton on Trent is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies about 10 miles (16 km) south of Gainsborough and 10 miles (16 km) west of Lincoln east of the River Trent at the junction of the A57 running east to west, and the A1133 running north to south.^[1]

West of the village, between it and the Trent, is the site of a Roman fort. It was discovered in 1962, and probably dates from the Claudian period. The area enclosed is likely to have been at least 12 hectares (30 acres). Fortresses of this size are not sufficiently large for a whole Roman legion, but would be adequate for a half-legion. Classified as a vexillation fortress, it is an ancient Scheduled monument.^[2][3]

The village was listed in Domesday Book of 1086 as "Neutone" and described as having one hundred acres of meadow.^[4]

St.Peter's church, Newton on Trent

The grade II* listed church is dedicated to saint Peter and dates from the 12th century with later alterations and an 1876 restoration. The 12th century tower is of four stages, and there is an early 13th centry west doorway.^[5]

There are several grade II listed buildings in the village: White House farm house which dates from the 15th century,^[6] Hall Farm House, of painted brick, which dates from 1656,^[7] the red brick Old Hall Farmhouse which dates from 1695,^[8] and The Reindeer, a 17th century red brick public house.^[9]

Newton on Trent CE Primary School serves the village, originally built as a Parochial school in 1857, it was restored in 1880.^[10]

The Dunham Bridge crosses the River Trent into the village of Dunham in the county of Nottinghamshire. The original toll bridge was built in 1837, had four segmental cast iron arches on ashlar piers and cast iron railings. The bridge superstructure was rebuilt in steel in 1975-6, retaining the original piers; a new toll booth facility was constructed in 1994.^[11]

References

1. ^ "Newton on Trent". Parish Councils. Lincolnshire County Council. http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/NewtononTrent/. Retrieved 14 July 2011. 
2. ^ "Newton on Trent Roman Fort". Pastscape. English Heritage. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=324778&sort=4&search=all&criteria=Newton%20On%20Trent&rational=q&recordsperpage=10. Retrieved 14 July 2011. 
3. ^ "Roman Fort, Newton on Trent". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1003608. Retrieved 14 July 2011. 
4. ^ "Newton on Trent". Domesday Map. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. http://www.domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SK8374/newton-on-trent/. Retrieved 14 July 2011. 
5. ^ "St Peter, Newton on Trent". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1064109. Retrieved 14 July 2011. 
6. ^ "White House Farmhouse, Newton on Trent". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1147202. Retrieved 14 July 2011. 
7. ^ "Hall Farm House, Newton on Trent". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1147213. Retrieved 14 July 2011. 
8. ^ "Old Hall Farmhouse, Newton on Trent". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1359489. Retrieved 14 July 2011. 
9. ^ "The Reindeer, Newton on Trent". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1359469. Retrieved 14 July 2011. 
10. ^ "Newton on Trent CE School". Lincs to the Past. Lincolnshire Archives. http://www.lincstothepast.com/NEWTON-ON-TRENT-CE-SCHOOL/715244.record?pt=S. Retrieved 14 July 2011. 
11. ^ "Dunham Bridge, Newton on Trent". Pastscape. English Heritage. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=324781&sort=4&search=all&criteria=Newton%20On%20Trent&rational=q&recordsperpage=60. Retrieved 14 July 2011.