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Colsterworth

Census

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Church History

Colsterworth St. John the Baptist church

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Church Records

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Civil Registration

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Description and Travel

Colsterworth is both a village and parish on the River Witham. Cringle Brook forms part of the western parish border. Across the Brook is Leicestershire. Colsterworth is just 2 miles south of the township of Easton. The parish includes the hamlets of Woolsthorpe and Twyford and covers about 2,700 acres.

Woolsthorpe hamlet is an ancient village, lying about a mile west of Colsterworth. It was here that Sir Isaac NEWTON reportedly saw an apple fall, circa 1665, giving rise to his theories on gravitation. If you are planning a visit:

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Manors

At the Manor House, you'll find that Isaac Newton was born in the parish in the hamlet of Woolsthorpe on 25th of December 1642. We have a short extract from a biography.

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Maps

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Names, Geographical

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Politics and Governance

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

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Population

     Year  Inhabitants
1801 649
1831 899
1841 1,017
1871 1,068
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Schools

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[Last updated: 13-June-2006 - Louis Mills]