Newton, Norfolk
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Newton was a village on the north-east coast of the English county of Suffolk. The village, which would have been in Norfolk since 1974, is now lost to coastal erosion.
Newton was located on the North Sea coast. It was named because, under the Anglo-Saxons, it was a new settlement compared with the neighbouring Corton, Hopton and Gorleston.[1] At the time of the Domesday Book in 1086, Newton had just one household, one freeman and half a plough team.[1][2] In Edward I's 1274 Hundred Rolls, Newton was included in the Lothingland Half Hundred.[3]
Newton was the same length as Hopton, north to south, but located to its east.[4] In the 14th century, the northern entrance to the River Yare at Yarmouth started to silt up, causing a long sand spit to form; this ran south all the way to Gunton.[5] Seven cuts, or gaps, were put through the spit; one of these was put through in 1408 at Newton and was known as the Newton Gap. The lane that connected Hopton with Newton was called Newton Gap Road; this is now called Beach Road.[5][6] Newton itself seems to have washed away in the 16th century.[7]