Definition of "Newton"

The name of many English-speaking places, including:

1. Several places in England:

   1. A suburb of Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ4168).  examples

   2. A village in Dalton (Town) with Newton parish, Barrow-in-Furness borough, Cumbria (OS grid ref SD2371).  examples

   3. A village in Blackwell parish, Bolsover district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4459).  examples

   4. A suburban area near Hyde, Tameside borough, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ9596).  examples

   5. A hamlet and civil parish in north Herefordshire, served by Hope under Dinmore and Newton Parish Council (OS grid ref SO5053).  examples

   6. A hamlet in south-west Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3433).  examples

   7. A village and civil parish (served by Newton-in-Bowland Parish Council) in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6950).  examples

   8. A village in Bywell parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ0364).  examples

2. A village in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, otherwise known as Newton Wamphray (OS grid ref NY1194).  examples

3. A residential area in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6660).  examples

4. A number of places in the United States:

   1. A small city, the county seat of Baker County, Georgia.  examples

   2. A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Illinois.  examples

   3. A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Iowa.  examples

   4. A city, the county seat of Harvey County, Kansas.  examples

   5. A city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  examples

   6. A town, the county seat of Sussex County, New Jersey.  examples

   7. A city, the county seat of Catawba County, North Carolina.  examples

   8. A city, the county seat of Newton County, Texas.  examples

A habitational surname for someone from any of these places.  examples

Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, and natural philosopher.  examples