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'''Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth''' (to distinguish it from [[Woolsthorpe-by-Belvoir]] in the same county) is a [[hamlet (UK place)|hamlet]] in the [[South Kesteven]] district of [[Lincolnshire]], England, within the [[civil parish]] of [[Colsterworth]]. It is best known as the birthplace of Sir [[Isaac Newton]]. | '''Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth''' (to distinguish it from [[Woolsthorpe-by-Belvoir]] in the same county) is a [[hamlet (UK place)|hamlet]] in the [[South Kesteven]] district of [[Lincolnshire]], England, within the [[civil parish]] of [[Colsterworth]]. It is best known as the birthplace of Sir [[Isaac Newton]]. | ||
Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth is {{convert|1|mi|0}} northwest of the village of [[Colsterworth]] on the [[A1 road (Great Britain)|A1 road]]. Woolsthorpe is | Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth is {{convert|1|mi|0}} northwest of the village of [[Colsterworth]] on the [[A1 road (Great Britain)|A1 road]]. Woolsthorpe is {{convert|3|mi|km}} from the county boundary with [[Leicestershire]] and {{convert|4|mi|km}} from the county boundary with [[Rutland]]. | ||
Woolsthorpe lies in rural surroundings. It sits on [[Lincolnshire limestone|Lower Lincolnshire Limestone]], below which are the [[Lower Estuarine Series]] and the [[Northampton sand]] of the [[Inferior Oolite|Inferior Oolite Series]] of the [[Jurassic]] period. The Northampton Sand here is cemented by [[iron]] and in the 20th century the hamlet was almost surrounded by [[strip mining]] for [[iron ore]]. In 1973 the local quarries closed due to competition from imported iron ore. The same year the [[Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)|Great Northern Railway]]'s High Dyke branch line closed{{snd}} it was opened in 1916 to carry iron ore, and lay to the north of the village. There was an unsuccessful attempt to preserve the line. | Woolsthorpe lies in rural surroundings. It sits on [[Lincolnshire limestone|Lower Lincolnshire Limestone]], below which are the [[Lower Estuarine Series]] and the [[Northampton sand]] of the [[Inferior Oolite|Inferior Oolite Series]] of the [[Jurassic]] period. The Northampton Sand here is cemented by [[iron]] and in the 20th century the hamlet was almost surrounded by [[strip mining]] for [[iron ore]]. In 1973 the local quarries closed due to competition from imported iron ore. The same year the [[Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)|Great Northern Railway]]'s High Dyke branch line closed{{snd}} it was opened in 1916 to carry iron ore, and lay to the north of the village. There was an unsuccessful attempt to preserve the line. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:16, 12 November 2025
Template:Short description Template:No footnotes Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox UK place Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth (to distinguish it from Woolsthorpe-by-Belvoir in the same county) is a hamlet in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, within the civil parish of Colsterworth. It is best known as the birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton.
Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth is Template:Convert northwest of the village of Colsterworth on the A1 road. Woolsthorpe is Template:Convert from the county boundary with Leicestershire and Template:Convert from the county boundary with Rutland.
Woolsthorpe lies in rural surroundings. It sits on Lower Lincolnshire Limestone, below which are the Lower Estuarine Series and the Northampton sand of the Inferior Oolite Series of the Jurassic period. The Northampton Sand here is cemented by iron and in the 20th century the hamlet was almost surrounded by strip mining for iron ore. In 1973 the local quarries closed due to competition from imported iron ore. The same year the Great Northern Railway's High Dyke branch line closedTemplate:Snd it was opened in 1916 to carry iron ore, and lay to the north of the village. There was an unsuccessful attempt to preserve the line.
Woolsthorpe Manor, Newton's birthplace, is a typical 17th-century yeoman farmer's limestone house, with later farmyard buildings. It is owned by the National Trust and is open to the public.
References
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- Ordnance Survey
- Geological Survey 1:50 000 Sheet 143.
External links
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- Woolsthorpe by Colsterworth page in the website of England's Local Heritage Initiative
- Railways and quarries around Woolsthorpe by Colsterworth in 1963
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