Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth
Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth is a
hamlet in the
parish of Colsterworth, in the
English county of
Lincolnshire, best known as the birthplace of the scientist, philosopher, alchemist, and mathematician
Sir Isaac Newton. It is not to be confused with the village of Woolsthorpe-by-Belvoir, generally known just as
Woolsthorpe, which is also in Lincolnshire but about 8
miles (13 kilometres) to the north-west.
Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth is 100 miles (170 km) north of London, and 1 mile (2 km) west of the A1 (a major road once called the Great North Road). It is close to the borders with the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland.
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