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	Definition of Woolsthorpe Manor
		Woolsthorpe Manor in Lincolnshire, England, was the birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton on December 25, 1642 (old calendar).
		Woolsthorpe (by Colsterworth) has grown from a hamlet of several houses in the 17th century to a small village of several hundred houses today; much of the original land once owned by Woolsthorpe Manor was sold to a nearby family, and some of the immediate open land has since been built upon.
		Woolsthorpe Manor is approximately 100 miles north of London and can only realistically be reached by car (or by taxi from Grantham railway station, 10 miles to the north).
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Woolsthorpe_Manor (297 words)

	Woolsthorpe Manor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Woolsthorpe Manor in Lincolnshire, England, was the birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton on December 25, 1642 (old calendar).
		Woolsthorpe (by Colsterworth) has grown from a hamlet of several houses in the 17th century to a small village of several hundred houses today; much of the original land once owned by Woolsthorpe Manor was sold to a nearby family, and some of the immediate open land has since been built upon.
		Woolsthorpe Manor is approximately 100 miles north of London and can only realistically be reached by car (or by taxi from Grantham railway station, 10 miles to the north).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Woolsthorpe_Manor (250 words)

	Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth is a hamlet at grid reference SK924245, 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 Manor, Newton's birthplace, is a typical seventeenth century yeoman farmer's limestone house with its later farmyard buildings.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth (263 words)

	Woolsthorpe's Manor - Newton's Birthplace - Historicist.com The Protestant Interpretation of Biblical Prophecy. The ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Woolsthorpe's Manor - Newton's Birthplace - Historicist.com The Protestant Interpretation of Biblical Prophecy.
		It was at Woolsthorpe Manor that Isaac Newton formulated three great discoveries - the principle of differential calculus, the composition of white light and the law of gravitation.
		Woolsthorpe Manor was transferred to National Trust in 1943 by the Royal Society and the Pilgrim Trust who provided funds for its repair.
	www.historicist.com /newton/birthplace.htm (443 words)

	Station Information - Woolsthorpe Manor
		Woolsthorpe Manor was the birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton on December 25, 1642 (old calendar).
		It was here that Newton returned to when Cambridge University closed due to the plague, and here that he performed many of his most famous experiments, most notably his work on light and optics.
		In the orchard to the front of the house can be found what is believed to be the apple tree that Newton mentioned in his theory of gravity.
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/w/wo/woolsthorpe_manor.html (256 words)

	Woolsthorpe Manor Lincolnshire
		His family had taken possession of Woolsthorpe Manor in 1623 and Isaac was born premature and sickly on Christmas Day in 1642.
		It was at Woolsthorpe Manor that Isaac Newton formulated three great discoveries - the principle of differential calculus, the composition of white light and the law of gravitation.
		Woolsthorpe Manor was transferred to National Trust in 1943 by the Royal Society and the Pilgrim Trust who provided funds for its repair.
	www.touruk.co.uk /houses/houselincs_wools.htm (452 words)

	manor house on Encyclopedia.com
		The primary feature of the manor house was its great hall, to which subsidiary apartments were added as the lessening of feudal warfare permitted peaceful domestic life.
		By the beginning of the 16th cent., manor houses as well as smaller castles began to acquire the character and amenities of the residences of country gentlemen.
		Manor from heaven that is no flight of fancy...
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/m1/manorhou.asp (761 words)

	East Midlands Branch
		This informal event is to encourage local IMA members to visit the local attraction of Woolsthorpe Manor in the company of fellow IMA members and possibly to find a pub for a chat afterwards.
		The Manor is owned by the National Trust and entry is £3.50; child £1.70; family £8.00 or free to National Trust members.
		Woolsthorpe is 7 miles S of Grantham, ½ mile NW of Colsterworth, 1 mile W of the A1 (not to be confused with Woolsthorpe near Belvoir).
	www.ima.org.uk /EMidBranch/ima20.html (172 words)

	Touring Southwest Lincolnshire Country Houses on Britannia: Woolsthorpe Manor
		Woolsthorpe Manor is the birthplace and family home, until 1655 and between 1665 and 1667, of Isaac Newton (1642-1727) and it is here that he first split light into colours.
		The manor house is a typical stone farmhouse of the area.
		Woolsthorpe is owned by The National Trust and is open Wed - Sun from 1pm - 5:30pm, April to October.
	www.britannia.com /tours/lincs/swlinc06.html (136 words)

	Sir Isaac Newton, A Brief History from Celsum Technologies - Instrumentation for rheology, strain gages, pressure ...
		At Woolsthorpe Manor during his enforced sojourn, he studied the nature of light and the design of telescopes.
		Woolsthorpe Manor, near Colsterworth, where Newton was born on Christmas Day 1642.
		The Manor is now owned by The National Trust and is open to visitors in the spring and summer.
	www.celsum.com /newton.htm (503 words)

	LINCOLNSHIRE
		Woolsthorpe Manor is a charming farmhouse now belonging to the National Trust.
		Though the apocryphal apple tree from which a falling fruit is supposed to have inspired Newton to formulate his theory of gravity has long since died, the present orchard may be populated by a seedling of this venerable tree.
		Woolsthorpe Manor is open from Apr.- Oct. Wed-Sun.
	www.medicalheritage.co.uk /LINCOLNSHIRE.htm (230 words)

	Boston Globe Online / Travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Newton was born in a rural manor house in the parish of Colsterworth, south of Grantham.
		Woolsthorpe Manor still appears much as it did when Newton was growing up.
		Engravings of Newton and his contemporaries hang on the walls; a reproduction of his reflecting telescope and a copy of his masterwork, the ``Principia,'' are on display upstairs.
	www.boston.com /globe/search/stories/travel/grantham_england.htm (1296 words)

	Isaac Newton - Worldview Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Isaac Newton was born on Christmas Day in 1642, at Woolsthorpe Manor in the small hamlet of Woolsthorpe by Colsterworth, in Lincolnshire, England.
		Isaac’s mother Hanna remarried when the boy was three, and left him at Woolsthorpe Manor in the care of his grandmother Marjorie Ayscough, whilst she went to live with her new husband, the Reverend Barnabas Smith, in a neighbouring village.
		During his time at Woolsthorpe he laid the foundation of his major works and later said he was “in the prime of my age for invention”.
	www.landskrona.astronomy.museum /wvn.asp?p=n (426 words)

	English Notable Houses - Woolsthorpe Manor
		It was during this time at Woolsthorpe Manor that the majority of Sir Issac Newton's mathematical conclusions were achieved, and where his pioneering work in many other fields took root.
		Following his own death in 1727, Woolsthorpe Manor was sold a few years later to another farming family who, apart from modernising it initially, made hardly any alterations to the property thereafter.
		Remaining with the Turner family for a further 200 years, Woolsthorpe Manor was in a considerable state of disrepair by the time the Royal Society presented it to the National Trust in 1942 as a lasting memorial to Sir Isaac Newton.
	www.theheritagetrail.co.uk /notable%20houses/woolsthorpe%20manor.htm (551 words)

	Encyclopedia: Woolsthorpe Manor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Woolsthorpe Manor, Lincolnshire, UK, birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton.
		Prism splitting light Light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength that is visible to the eye, or in a more general sense, any electromagnetic radiation in the range from infrared to ultraviolet.
		Nottingham is a city located in Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands of England.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Woolsthorpe-Manor (671 words)

	Woolsthorpe Manor -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		At that time it was a (In former times was free and cultivated his own land) yeoman's farmstead, principally rearing sheep (hence the wool reference in the name - thorpe comes from a (A Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark) Danish/Viking word meaning farmstead).
		It can easily be found by driving along the A1 and exiting for Colsterworth, about half way between (Click link for more info and facts about Grantham) Grantham and (Click link for more info and facts about Stamford) Stamford.
		There are confusingly two villages in (An agricultural county of eastern England on the North Sea) Lincolnshire named Woolsthorpe, Woolsthorpe-by-Belvoir (pronounced beever) near (Click link for more info and facts about Nottingham) Nottingham and Woolsthorpe by Colsterworth, where Woolsthorpe Manor can be found.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wo/woolsthorpe_manor.htm (174 words)

	Sir Isaac Newton’s countryside classroom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Through school visits to the Trust’s Woolsthorpe Manor, the birthplace and family home of Sir Isaac Newton, and nearby Birkholme Farm, pupils will learn about 17th century livestock farming and compare this to modern arable farming methods.
		At Woolsthorpe Manor pupils will learn about the importance of sheep in Newton’s time and today by looking at the flock of Lincoln Longwool Sheep, a breed of sheep traditional to the area.
		Schools will be able to visit Woolsthorpe Manor and Birkholme Farm from the end of March 2003 and bookings are now being taken.
	www.nfucountryside.org.uk /newsruraleducation-589.htm (594 words)

	Woolsthorpe Manor - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Woolsthorpe Manor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Woolsthorpe Manor - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Woolsthorpe Manor.
		Here you will find more informations about Woolsthorpe Manor.
		The orginal Woolsthorpe Manor article can be editet
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Woolsthorpe-Manor.html (300 words)

	Read about Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth and learn ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		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
		National Trust and is open to the public.
		Woolsthorpe by Colsterworth (http://www.lincsheritage.org/vt/woolsthorpe/index.html) page in the website of the
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth (201 words)

	farmsforschools birkholme farms
		Half a day at Woolsthorpe Manor, a typical 17th Century farm (birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton) where pupils can see sheep, poultry and cows and learn all about the history of farming and countryside management.
		The afternoon is spent at neighbouring Birkholme Farm, a modern arable farm where the pupils are given a tour by a Gamekeeper who talks about the crop cycle and modern farming and countryside management.
		Woolsthorpe Manor Farm is fully accesssible, the Birkholme session can be brought to Woolsthorpe for those with mobility impairments as there are crop samples and large colour photographs of the machinery available.
	www.farmsforschools.org.uk /Farms/birkholmefarms.htm (133 words)

	Luchtzak Aviation \| Forums \| The Luchtzak-pub \| Narita City (Tokyo) - Whatever your aviation question is, we will ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This is a promotion for Woolsthorpe Manor, the birthplace and childhood home of the greatest scientist of all time - Isaac Newton.
		Woolsthorpe Manor is owned by the National Trust and is open to the public.
		Woolsthorpe Manor also has a science discovery centre, explaining more about the work of Isaac Newton.
	www.luchtzak.be /posts1924-viewnext.html (507 words)

	Welcome to the Blue Pig (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Fine furniture, tapestries and silverware are also on show.
		Harlaxton Manor must be regarded as Salvin's masterpiece.
		Built in Ancaster stone, it is an exuberant merging of Gothic, Jacobethan and Baroque styles creating an unforgettable and dramatic impact.
	members.aol.com /daltonm927/local_history.htm (276 words)

	Woolsthorpe Manor, Lincolnshire
		Woolsthorpe Manor in Lincolnshire is a small building which has one claim to fame in that it was the home of the famous scientist Sir Isaac Newton, discovery of gravity amongst other achievements.
		Today the property is open to the public and there are helpful guides at hand to answer any questions that you have about the property and its famous owner.
		The Manor is in fact a small farmhouse (and yes there are still animals there for you to see (and in some cases pet)).
	louisabrown.net /Woolsthorpe.htm (187 words)

	Isaac Newton
		Isaac Newton was born in 1642 at Woolsthorpe Manor in Lincolnshire, England.
		He overcame a lonely and hard childhood to become one of the greatest scientists of all time.
		A famous story says that it was during this time at Woolsthorpe that Newton saw an apple falling from a tree and wondered about it.
	www.harcourtschool.com /activity/biographies/newton (559 words)

	Sir Isaac Newton - A Brief History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In the grounds is a descendent of the apple tree from which a falling apple led him to discover gravity.
		A falling apple in the orchard at Woolsthorpe had led Newton to consider whether the force that caused the apple to fall to the Earth was the same force that governed the motion of the Moon around the Earth and of the planets around the Sun.
		In 1684, Newton surprised Sir Edmund Halley by revealing that he had proved that the force between the planets and the Sun operated according to an inverse square law.
	www.magna-projects.com /newton.htm (454 words)

	Newton
		Isaac Newton’s father was the lord of the Woolsthorpe Manor near Grantham in Lincolnshire.
		Isaac’s grandmother stayed in Woolsthorpe Manor and took care of him.
		When her second husband died, Hannah returned to Woolsthorpe and sent Isaac to a grammar school in Grantham.
	library.thinkquest.org /4116/History/newton.htm (212 words)

	Isaac Newton [encyclopedia] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Newton was born prematurely in the year Galileo died, 3 months after the death of his father, the owner of Woolsthorpe Manor in Lincolnshire.
		He was left in the care of his grandmother at Woolsthorpe when his mother remarried, and came under the influence of his uncle, who recognized his talents.
		Newton went to the grammar school in Grantham and after farming at Woolsthorpe for 2 years was sent to Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1661.
	artzia.com /History/Biography/Newton (1403 words)

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