Newton, Nottinghamshire
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| Newton | |
| Nottinghamshire | |
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK686419 |
| Location: | 52°58’12"N, 0°58’48"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Nottingham |
| Postcode: | NG13 |
| Dialling code: | 01949 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Rushcliffe |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Rushcliffe |
Newton is a hamlet in the south of Nottinghamshire, standing just a mile south-west of East Bridgford, Nottingham's southern extension, and about a mile south-east of the River Trent, close to the junction of the A46 Fosse Way and the A6079.
RAF Newton, a disused airfield immediately to the south of Main Street, 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]
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References
- ↑ "RAF Newton airfield"; Controltowers.co.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2012
- ↑ Shaw, T. (1995). Windmills of Nottinghamshire. Page 36. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire County Council. ISBN 0-900986-12-3
