Newton, Nottinghamshire

Newton
Newton
Newton shown within Nottinghamshire
OS grid reference SK686419
Civil parish
  • Newton
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district NG13
Dialling code 01949
Police Nottinghamshire
Fire Nottinghamshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament

Newton is a hamlet 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.

RAF Newton is a disused airfield immediately to the south of Main Street. It opened in July 1940 and closed in 2000.[1] 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.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "RAF Newton airfield"; Controltowers.co.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2012
  2. ↑ Shaw, T. (1995). Windmills of Nottinghamshire. Page 36. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire County Council. ISBN 0-900986-12-3

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