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A Tour of Newton Village
 Walking from the west side of Geddington, following a track off the road to Great Oakley and Rushton, stands Mill farm. This is one of the oldest farms in the area, although the present farmhouse dates from early 18th century. There was once a mill which adjoined the farm for centuries, but this was demolished in 1935.
 Following the track into a large field, which is where the Tresham manor house once stood is a large early 17th century dovecote, which has nesting boxes for up to 2,000 birds and two low open entrances. The building is incribed ‘Maurice Tresham’, and is the only surviving building from the Tresham manor house, which was demolished in 1667 by the Montagu family who had bought the estate. Other than the dovecote only the earthworks of the gardens remain.
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St Faith's
17th century cottages
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The track continues past St Faith’s, the former church which is now the Field Centre, and leads into what was once Great Newton, and is now Newton village.
 Ahead is the rear of Dovecote farm. Strawberry’s can be picked and purchased by the public from the farm fields during the summer – the entrance to the strawberry picking fields is from the lane between Geddington and the Oakleys.
 Continuing down the lane past the farm is a row of 17th century houses, and The Old Dairy.
 The house facing is Newton House (once known as Dovecote House), which has a datestone of 1792 in Latin numerals.
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No 5
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Turning to the left, left leads to no 5, a thatched cottage from the 18th century, and a footpath across the fields.
 Turning round and going back up the lane with Newton House on the left, on the right side of the bend is another thatched building also from the 18th century, which has a hatch in its garden wall.
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Further round the bend, just before the road curves to leave the village is a gateway to The Manor House, the earliest parts of this thatched house date from the late 17th century. A stone sundial is set in the wall above one of the doors.
 Opposite Manor House is Manor Barn, which stands on the site of the former church of St Leonard.
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