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Isaac Newton was born in the village on Christmas Day in 1642. The record of his baptism in the church register states: Isaac, son of Isaac and Hanna Newton, January 1, 1642-43. In 1665-6 the plague caused Newton to flee from Cambridge and return to Woolsthorpe Manor for a stay of 20 months.
Location: 7 miles south of Grantham
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- Landmark