Newton Blossomville
| Newton Blossomville | |
| Buckinghamshire | |
|---|---|
 Bridge over the River Great Ouse, north-east of the village | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP925515 |
| Location: | 52°9’14"N, 0°38’56"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 329 (2011) |
| Post town: | Bedford |
| Postcode: | MK43 |
| Dialling code: | 01234 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Milton Keynes |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Milton Keynes North |
Newton Blossomville is a village and parish in the Newport Hundred of Buckinghamshire. At the 2011 census, the population of the parish was 329, up from 280 in 2001. The civil parish shares a joint parish council with Clifton Reynes.
It is located in the north of the Borough, about two and a half miles east of Olney & quarter of a mile from the county border with Bedfordshire, just outside the village.
The village name 'Newton' is an Old English language word meaning 'new village' or 'new homestead'. It was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 under the holdings of Clifton Reynes (Clystone) as not much was left of the original settlement, possibly a victim of raids from across the River Great Ouse. Called 'Niwetone' when first named independently in 1175, it gained the affix 'Blossevill', referring to the family name of the lords of the manor in the 13th century (a common thing to happen to settlement names at that time).
Services
Today, the main services remaining in the village are the Newton Blossomville Church of England 1st School and the Old Mill public house (previously The Old Mill Burned Down), which closed twice in recent years. The pub reopened under new ownership in June 2006, after refurbishment. The village post office has been closed for many years, as is common for other villages of this size. The nearest railway station, in Turvey, was closed when the Bedford to Northampton Line was closed in the 1960s; although some of the line remains, it is unused and overgrown, although a section is used as a private access from the village to a farm in Spring Lane, Clifton Reynes.
Notable former inhabitants
- Sir Thomas Armstrong - conductor
- Rosemary Rapaport - violinist and music teacher who founded the Purcell School for musically gifted children
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