Newton Regis
| Newton Regis | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Tamworth | |
| Postcode district | B79 | |
| Police | Warwickshire | |
| Fire | Warwickshire | |
| Ambulance | West Midlands | |
Newton Regis is a village and
2011 Census.[2]
History
The history of Newton Regis begins in the reign of
Domesday book, but it has been suggested that 2½ hides were held in 1086 in Seckington that correspond to present Newton Regis. The church was once a chapel to the earlier church at Seckington, which does occur in the Domesday Book. In 1159 Newton appears in records for the first time, when land is recorded as granted to Geoffrey Savage. There have been many landowners down the ages, and the manor
was held at times by several people at once. In the 18th and 19th centuries two landowning families, the Burdetts and the Inges owned most of Newton Regis.
Their seats of power were respectively Bramcote Hall, now a ruin near
leper window”, a 15th-century gravestone of a priest and some fine stained glass windows. The lychgate is also the village war memorial
dating from 1928.
Education
Newton Regis
Sport
Newton Thistle FC plays in the Tamworth Sunday Football League.[4] The team strip is blue with white stripes, white shorts and yellow socks. They ceased playing in 2013. Austrey & Newton Regis Junior Cricket Club Tamworth 3rd & 4th teams.
Places of interest
- St. Mary's parish church
- Queen's Head public house.
Closest cities, towns and villages
Destinations from Newton Regis | |
|---|---|
- Northwest: Stafford, Thorpe Constantine
- North: Derby, Burton upon Trent, Clifton Campville
- NorthEast: Loughborough, Measham, No Man's Heath
- West: Lichfield, Seckington
- East: Leicester, Coalville, Twycross
- Southwest: Birmingham, Tamworth, Shuttington
- South: Coventry, Nuneaton, Polesworth
- Southeast: Hinckley, Austrey
See also
References
- ISBN 0 319 46404 0
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Newton Regis CE School Home Page".
- ^ "Newton Thistle FC Home Page".
External links
Media related to Newton Regis at Wikimedia Commons