Newton, Norfolk

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Newton was a village on the north-east coast of the English county of Suffolk. The village, which would have been in Norfolk since 1974, is now lost to coastal erosion.

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History

Newton was located on the North Sea coast. It was named because, under the Anglo-Saxons, it was a new settlement compared with the neighbouring Corton, Hopton and Gorleston. [1] At the time of the Domesday Book in 1086, Newton had just one household, one freeman and half a plough team. [1] [2] In Edward I's 1274 Hundred Rolls, Newton was included in the Lothingland Half Hundred. [3]

Newton was the same length as Hopton, north to south, but located to its east. [4] In the 14th century, the northern entrance to the River Yare at Yarmouth started to silt up, causing a long sand spit to form; this ran south all the way to Gunton. [5] Seven cuts, or gaps, were put through the spit; one of these was put through in 1408 at Newton and was known as the Newton Gap. The lane that connected Hopton with Newton was called Newton Gap Road; this is now called Beach Road. [5] [6] Newton itself seems to have washed away in the 16th century. [7]

The remnant

After most of Newton was lost, the remnant, which was a narrow strip, was attached to Corton in 1515. [8] [9] Other remnants, an area called Newton Green and stone supported cross known as Newton Cross, were lost to erosion by 1891. [8] RAF Hopton, a Chain Home Low station, was located on that remnant. [10] The remnant was transferred from Corton to Hopton at the time of the county reorganisation in 1974, at which point Hopton was renamed Hopton-on-Sea, as it then gained a coastline. [11]

St Mary's Church

The church at Newton was dedicated to St Mary. It was mentioned in deeds in the 14th century and last mentioned in 1526. [8] [12] The building was partly lost to the sea in around 1350; some of the materials being salvaged for a new north aisle at St Margaret's Church, Hopton. [13]

There are two requests in 16th-century wills to be buried in the churchyard at Newton [14] and the ruins of the church are recorded as having still been visible at an area called The Gate in 1791, [8] [12] finally being lost in the 19th century. [9]

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References

Citations

  1. 1 2 Clark, p. 11.
  2. Newton, Open Domesday. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  3. Clark, p.13.
  4. Clark, p.12.
  5. 1 2 Clark, p.14.
  6. Ecclestone, AW (1971) Henry Manship's Great Yarmouth, pp.74, 77.
  7. "Norfolk Heritage Explorer: Newton Deserted Medieval Village" . Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Monument record COR 073 - Church of St Mary; Newton; The Gate. Formerly recorded as COR Misc, Suffolk Heritage Explorer, Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  9. 1 2 "A Short History of Corton" . Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  10. Pratt, David, "RAF Hopton", in Barker, Darren, op. cit., pp.52–55.
  11. Clapham, Lucy (1 April 2014). "The day six Suffolk villages moved into Norfolk – and it definitely wasn't an April Fools' joke". Eastern Daily Press . Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  12. 1 2 Corton, Parish Histories, Suffolk Heritage Explorer, Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  13. Chapman, Christopher (1985) 'Bleak and Lonely': Old St Margaret's Church, Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk, p.1. Hopton-on-Sea: St Margaret's, Hopton.
  14. Clark, p.16.

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