Newton, Greater Manchester
| Newton | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, Newton | |
  Newton Location within Greater Manchester | |
| Population | 12,000 (2001) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HYDE |
| Postcode district | SK14 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Newton is an area of Hyde, Greater Manchester, England; it occupies a narrow strip of land from the River Tame, near Newton Hall, to Matley, between Hyde and Dukinfield.
Newton can be divided into four separate parts:
- Newton Green
- Flowery Field
- Newton Moor
- Newton
The former site of Shaw Hall factory lies on Matley Lane.
Governance[edit]
Newton is part of the Stalybridge and Hyde constituency, whose Member of Parliament is currently Jonathan Reynolds[1] of the Labour Co-operative party. Newton was previously in the North West England European Parliament constituency.
Newton is in Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council,[2] which was formed in 1974 and whose council offices are in Ashton-Under-Lyne.
Transport[edit]
The area is served by two railway stations: Newton for Hyde and Flowery Field; both are stops on the Glossop Line between Manchester Piccadilly, Glossop and Hadfield. Services are operated by Northern Trains.[3]
The main bus route in the area is the 346, which links Hyde with Ashton-Under-Lyne; it is operated by Stagecoach Manchester.[4]
Education[edit]
Newton is served by the following primary and secondary schools:
- Bradley Green Primary School
- Flowery Field Primary School
- Oakfield Primary School
- St Paul's Catholic Primary & Nursery School
- Hyde Community College
Notable People[edit]
- Michael Barber (1934 - 1991), chemist and mass spectrometrist, best known for his invention of fast atom bombardment ionisation; born at 166 Lodge Lane in Newton
References[edit]
- ^ News, Manchester Evening (7 May 2010). "Stalybridge and Hyde result". Manchester Evening News.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Tameside
- ^ "Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern". Northern Railway. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Newton Bus Services". Bus Times. 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
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