Newton, Northamptonshire

Newton, sometimes called Newton in the Willows, is a small village in the borough of Kettering, Northamptonshire. The village, in the Ise valley, is in the civil parish of Newton and Little Oakley which 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 Location within Northamptonshire
Population	126 (2011)
OS grid reference	SP881834
Civil parish	Newton and Little Oakley
District	Kettering
Shire county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Kettering
Postcode district	NN14
Dialling code	01536
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Kettering

The Grade II* listed parish church of St Faith in Newton[3] 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 is now Newton Field Centre, an educational centre.[4] 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".[5] 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.[6] A memorial has been erected by the church where prisoners were held.