Newton Bromswold
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Newton Bromswold | |
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St Peter's Church | |
Location within Northamptonshire | |
Population | 62 (2001) |
OS grid reference | SP9965 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Rushden |
Postcode district | NN10 |
Dialling code | 01933 |
Police | Northamptonshire |
Fire | Northamptonshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Newton Bromswold is a village and
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.
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics: Neighbourhood Statistics: East Northamptonshire. Retrieved 14 November 2009
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
External links
Media related to Newton Bromswold at Wikimedia Commons
- Rushden On Line[permanent dead link]
- Map sources for Newton Bromswold