Newton Bromswold

Newton Bromswold is a village and civil parish about 1.9 miles (3.1 km) east of Rushden in North Northamptonshire, England, adjacent to the border with Bedfordshire. At the 2001 census the parish's population was 62 people in 27 households.^[1] The population remained less than 100 at the 2011 Census and is included in the town of Rushden. It is near the villages of Wymington, Chelveston, Knotting, Knotting Green, Yelden and Melchbourne. There is a pub and a small church. The village takes its name from the forest which once stood where the village is today, called Bruneswald Forest.

Newton Bromswold
St Peter's Church
Newton Bromswold Location within Northamptonshire
Population	62 (2001)
OS grid reference	SP9965
Unitary authority	North Northamptonshire
Ceremonial county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Rushden
Postcode district	NN10
Dialling code	01933
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Wellingborough
List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52.2787°N 0.5430°W / 52.2787; -0.5430

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

1. Office for National Statistics: Neighbourhood Statistics: East Northamptonshire. Retrieved 14 November 2009
2. "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