Newton Bromswold Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Newton Bromswold
Coordinates:52.2787°N -0.543°W
Population:62
Population Ref:(2001)
Unitary England:North Northamptonshire
Lieutenancy England:Northamptonshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Wellingborough
Post Town:Rushden
Postcode District:NN10
Postcode Area:NN
Dial Code:01933
Os Grid Reference:SP9965
Static Image Name:Newtonbromswold 5143.JPG
Static Image Width:240px
Static Image Caption:St Peter's Church

Newton Bromswold is a village and civil parish about 1.9miles east of Rushden in North Northamptonshire, England, adjacent to the border with Bedfordshire. At the 2001 census the parish's population was 62 people in 27 households.[1] The population remained less than 100 at the 2011 Census and is included in the town of Rushden. It is near the villages of Wymington, Chelveston, Knotting, Knotting Green, Yelden and Melchbourne. There is a pub and a small church. The village takes its name from the forest which once stood where the village is today, called Bruneswald Forest.

The villages name means 'New farm/settlement'. Bromswold, 'Brun's forest', was an area of woodland on the Huntingdonshire and Northamptonshire border.[2]

The Swan public house

The village pub features in one of local author H.E. Bates's novels, and was frequented by US bomber pilots from nearby RAF Chelveston in the war. it has its own car park, a garden and a games room.

St. Peter's Church

The village's church, named for Saint Peter, is known for its exquisite medieval stained glass. The church has three bells, one of which is unmarked and it is thought to be over 500 years old.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=0&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=4&containerAreaId=790471 Office for National Statistics: Neighbourhood Statistics: East Northamptonshire
  2. Web site: Key to English Place-names.