Newton, Greater Manchester facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Newton
St Mary's Church, Newton
Newton
Population	12,000 (2001)
Metropolitan borough	Tameside
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HYDE
Postcode district	SK14
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Stalybridge and Hyde
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°27′36″N 2°05′24″W / 53.460°N 2.090°W / 53.460; -2.090

Newton is an area of Hyde, Greater Manchester, England, which occupies a narrow strip of land from the River Tame near Newton Hall to Matley, between Hyde and Dukinfield.

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

• Newton Green
• Flowery Field
• Newton Moor
• Newton

On Matley Lane lies the former site of Shaw Hall factory.

Transport

A GMPTE 346 Bus Stop in Newton.

Newton for Hyde railway station.

Newton is served by Newton for Hyde railway station and Flowery Field railway station, which both lie on the Glossop Line and are operated by Northern.

Bus services in Newton include the 343, which runs from Hyde to Oldham via Dukinfield and Stalybridge. This service is run by Stagecoach Manchester. Also, the 346 service runs to Hyde and Ashton-Under-Lyne, and at evenings Gee Cross via Newton, and is run by Stagecoach Manchester and First Greater Manchester.

Education

Newton is served by both primary and secondary schools, which include;

Notable People

• Michael Barber (1934 - 1991), chemist and mass spectrometrist, best known for his invention of fast atom bombardment ionisation; born at 166 Lodge Lane in Newton