Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth

village in Lincolnshire

52°48′39″N 0°37′55″E / 52.81083°N 0.63194°E / 52.81083; 0.63194

The house where Newton was born

Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth is a hamlet in the United Kingdom. It is in Lincolnshire, England. It is 100 miles north of London. It is the town where scientist Sir Isaac Newton was born.[1] Newton was born and lived at Woolsthorpe Manor, which is a small farm house. The apple tree which made him think about gravity can still be seen in the garden.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Trust | Woolsthorpe Manor". nationaltrust.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 January 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2010.