Woolsthorpe Manor, Birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton

Woolsthorpe Manor in Lincolnshire, England, was the birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton on December 25, 1642 (old calendar). At that time it was a yeoman's farmstead, principally rearing sheep (hence the wool reference in the name - thorpe comes from a Danish/Viking word meaning farmstead). Woolsthorpe Manor, Lincolnshire, UK, birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton. ... Woolsthorpe Manor, Lincolnshire, UK, birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton. ... Sir Isaac Newton in Knellers portrait of 1689. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the East Midlands of England, traditionally the second largest after Yorkshire. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Sir Isaac Newton in Knellers portrait of 1689. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... Events January 4 - Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. ... Yeoman is an antiquated term a now almost-defunct British social class. ...

Newton returned here when Cambridge University closed due to the plague, and here he performed many of his most famous experiments, most notably his work on light and optics. The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world (after Oxford). ... Bubonic plague is an infectious disease that is believed to have caused several epidemics or pandemics throughout history. ... Prism splitting light Light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength that is visible to the eye, or in a more general sense, any electromagnetic radiation in the range from infrared to ultraviolet. ... See also list of optical topics. ...

Woolsthorpe (by Colsterworth) has grown from a hamlet of several houses in the 17th century to a small village of several hundred houses today; much of the original land once owned by Woolsthorpe Manor was sold to a nearby family, and some of the immediate open land has since been built upon. However Woolsthorpe Manor still remains on the edge of the village and mostly surrounded by fields. (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...

Now in the hands of the National Trust and open to the public from spring to autumn, it is being presented as a typical 17th century yeoman's farmhouse (or as near to that as possible, taking into account modern living, health and safety requirements and structural changes that have been made to the house since Newton's time). The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is an organisation which works to preserve and protect coastline, countryside and buildings in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...

New, once private, areas of the house are being opened up to the public in 2003, with the old rear steps (that once led up to the hay loft and grain store and often seen in drawing of the period) being rebuilt, and the old walled kitchen garden, to the rear of the house, being restored.

Woolsthorpe Manor is approximately 100 miles north of London and can only realistically be reached by car (or by taxi from Grantham railway station, 10 miles to the north). It can easily be found by driving along the A1 and exiting for Colsterworth, about half way between Grantham and Stamford. There are confusingly two villages in Lincolnshire named Woolsthorpe, Woolsthorpe-by-Belvoir (pronounced beever) near Nottingham and Woolsthorpe by Colsterworth, where Woolsthorpe Manor can be found. The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Stamford is a town on the River Welland in Lincolnshire, England. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the East Midlands of England, traditionally the second largest after Yorkshire. ... Nottingham is a city located in Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands of England. ...

External link

Woolsthorpe Manor's page on the National Trust's website (http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/scripts/nthandbook.dll?ACTION=PROPERTY&PROPERTYID=82)