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Newton is a hamlet in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The hamlet is situated approximately east from the town of Grantham, south from Sleaford, and less than south from the A52 road. Newton forms part of the civil parish of Newton and Haceby. == History == Newton dates as a settlement from before Roman occupation. The entry for 'Newton' in the 1086 ''Domesday Book'' describes the settlement as a bovate of , and: M. In NEWTON Alsi had 7 bovates of land taxable, Land for 10 oxen, odo has 1 plough, 1 sokeman on 1 bovate of this land; 5 villieins and 4 borders with 1½ ploughs, a church; 12 acres meadow, woodland; pasture . Value before 1066 £4; now the same, Tallage 40 shillings. It is estimated during this time that the population was 100 to 125 people. Housing development has occurred since the mid-1990s, with the number of habituated buildings almost doubling. Population in 2007 was approximately 70 people compared to about 30 in the early 1980s, although the highest population recorded was 221 in 1846. Most of the surrounding land is owned by the Welby Estate and are farmed by the Sapperton Farming Company. A previous blacksmiths building, The Old Smithy, was operational until about 1920. Later in the century it became ruined, and was demolished in 2002. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Newton, Lincolnshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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