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Address: Water Lane, Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, NG33 5PD. Attraction Type: Historic Building. Location: Off the A1. Website: Woolsthorpe Manor. Email: woolsthorpemanor@nationaltrust.org.uk.
Jul 21, 2024 · Located at Woolsthorpe by Colsterworth (not Woolsthorpe by Belvoir), Woolsthorpe Manor is signposted from the A1. From Melton Mowbray, take B676 towards Colsterworth; 1 mile after Stainby, turn left onto Old Post Lane, then left onto Water Lane.
Woolsthorpe Manor in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, near Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, is the birthplace and was the family home of Sir Isaac Newton.
Woolsthorpe Manor is a typical early 17th-century yeoman’s farmhouse, built some time after 1623. This stone house has 2- and 3-light mullioned windows and stone copings to the gables of a steeply pitched roof.
Woolsthorpe Manor is the birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton, who was born there on 4 January 1643. It was also the family home and where he conducted experiments on light and optics. A descendent of the tree from which the famous apple is said to have fallen is in the gardens of the manor and fenced off, but otherwise seems to be well cared for.
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- Water Lane Woolsthorpe by Colsterworth
- Woolsthorpe Manor is open:Thu - Mon 11:00 - 17:00
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Woolsthorpe Manor is the birthplace of Isaac Newton who, while not interested in farming, was inspired by his time growing up and living here. It’s in Woolsthorpe’s orchard that he saw an apple fall from a tree one day and was inspired to question why.
COLSTERWORTH NEWTON WAY (south side) Woolsthorpe Manor House 19.2.52 GV I Farmhouse, the birth place of Sir Isaac Newton, now owned by the National Trust. Early C17 with early C18 alterations and addition.
