Newnham on Severn
| Newnham | ||
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Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | NEWNHAM | |
| Postcode district | GL14 | |
| Dialling code | 01594 | |
| Police | Gloucestershire | |
| Fire | Gloucestershire | |
| Ambulance | South Western | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Newnham or Newnham on Severn is a village in west
A parish church was established in the 14th century (although there had been a chapel of ease since 1018), and in 1366 a new church building was built on the high ground of the village as the old one faced erosion from the river. The new building has itself been damaged by a gunpowder explosion in 1644 during the English Civil War and a fire in 1881, but is still in use.
The
In 1810, an early attempt at a Severn tunnel began construction just south of Newnham. Work was abandoned after flooding in 1812.
Matron Eva Luckes of The London Hospital lived in Newnham.[2]
The scenic
Governance
The civil parish is part of Newnham and Westbury electoral ward. This ward starts in the north at Westbury-on-Severn and then follows the River Severn to Newnham. The total population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 3,088.[3]
References
- ^ "Civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Newnham on Severn | Newnham on Severn. Gloucestershire".
- ^ "Newnham and Westbury ward 2011". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
External links
- Photographs of St Peter's Church
- Local information from the Royal Forest of Deanwebsite.
- Parish council
- BBC archive film of Newnham from 1984
- Photos of Newnham on Severn and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk
- Newnham on Severn Village Web site
- Aerial pictures of Newnham
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