Newthorpe is a village in the English county of
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. Th ...
. It is in the
Broxtowe Borough Council ward of Greasley (Giltbrook and Newthorpe).
It forms part of the borough of
Broxtowe being east of, and contiguous with, the town of
Eastwood.
In 1952, at the age of 15 years,
John Bamford became the youngest recipient of the
George Cross
The George Cross (GC) is the highest award bestowed by the British government for non-operational Courage, gallantry or gallantry not in the presence of an enemy. In the British honours system, the George Cross, since its introduction in 1940, ...
for bravery during a house fire in Newthorpe.
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Villages in Nottinghamshire
Places in the Borough of Broxtowe
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