Newton, Nottinghamshire

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.

Newton
Newton
Location within Nottinghamshire
OS grid referenceSK686419
Civil parish
  • Newton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNOTTINGHAM
Postcode districtNG13
Dialling code01949
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

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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