Newton is an area of

Hyde, Greater Manchester Hyde is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 34,003 in 2011. Historically in Cheshire, it is northeast of Stockport, west of Glossop and east of Manchester. History Early history Newton Hall was presen ...

, England, which occupies a narrow strip of land from the River Tame near Newton Hall to

Matley Matley is a semi-rural area of Greater Manchester, England, between Stalybridge, Hyde and Dukinfield. Matley was a township of Mottram in Longdendale, one of the eight ancient parishes of the Macclesfield Hundred of Cheshire. Under the Poor L ...

, between Hyde and

Dukinfield Dukinfield is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, on the south bank of the River Tame opposite Ashton-under-Lyne, east of Manchester. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 19,306. Within the boundaries of the historic co ...

. Newton can be divided into four separate parts, working uphill from the river: * Newton Green *

Flowery Field Flowery Field is an area of Hyde, Greater Manchester, Hyde, Greater Manchester, England. It is a mainly residential area once dominated by Ashton Brothers Textile Mill. Cricket The area is home to Flowery Field Cricket Club, one of the foremost ...

* Newton Moor * Newton On Matley Lane lies the former site of

Shaw Hall factory Shaw Hall factory was a 19th century cotton mill in lower Matley, Hyde, Greater Manchester in which nearly 200 people worked. The mill is marked as Shawhall Mill and Mount Pleasant Mill in maps of 1898 and 1910, respectively. History The cotton m ...

Governance

Newton is part of the Stalybridge and Hyde constituency, whose

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is currently

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of the

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party. Newton was previously in the

North West England North West England is one of nine official regions of England and consists of the ceremonial counties of England, administrative counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside. The North West had a population of ...

European Parliament constituency. Newton is in

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside in Greater Manchester, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of ten in Greater Manchester and one of 36 in the metropolitan countie ...

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which was formed in 1974 and whose council offices are in

Ashton-Under-Lyne Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. The population was 45,198 at the 2011 census. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the north bank of the River Tame, in the foothills of the Pennines, east of Manche ...

Transport

Newton is served by

Newton for Hyde railway station Newton for Hyde railway station, serves the Newton area of Hyde in Greater Manchester, England. Newton for Hyde is east of Manchester Piccadilly station and managed by Northern Trains. The station unusually features both a covered subway under ...

and

Flowery Field railway station Flowery Field railway station serves the Flowery Field area of Hyde, Greater Manchester, England. It is east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester-Glossop Line. The station is managed by Northern Trains. The station was opened in 1985 a ...

, which both lie on the

Glossop Line The Glossop line is a railway line connecting the city of Manchester with the towns of Hadfield and Glossop in Derbyshire, England. Passenger services on the line are operated by Northern Trains. The line is the surviving section west of the ...

and are operated by

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. Bus services in Newton include the 343, which runs from Hyde to

Oldham Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, wh ...

via

and

Stalybridge Stalybridge () is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 23,731 at the 2011 Census. Historic counties of England, Historically divided between Cheshire and Lancashire, it is east of Manchester city centre and no ...

. This service is run by

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. Also, the 346 service runs to Hyde and

, and at evenings

Gee Cross Gee Cross is a village and suburb of Hyde within Tameside Metropolitan Borough, in Greater Manchester, England. History Gee Cross village centre dates back to the times of the Domesday Book. Originally, Gee Cross was the larger village in th ...

via Newton, and is run by

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and

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Education

Newton is served by both primary and secondary schools, which include;
Flowery Field Primary School

St Paul's Catholic Primary & Nursery school

Oakfield Primary School

Flowery Field Primary School

Hyde Community College

Notable People

* Michael Barber (1934 - 1991),

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and mass spectrometrist, best known for his invention of

fast atom bombardment Fast atom bombardment (FAB) is an ionization technique used in mass spectrometry in which a beam of high energy atoms strikes a surface to create ions. It was developed by Michael Barber at the University of Manchester in 1980. When a beam of high ...

ionisation; born at 166 Lodge Lane in Newton

References

Manchester Evening News
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