Toft Newton is a civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It consists of the hamlets of Toft next Newton and Newton by Toft, as well as the small village of Newtoft. It is located 4 miles (6 km) west of Market Rasen and 11 miles (11.7 km) north east of Lincoln. According to the 2021 Census it had a population of 479. The 2025 population estitmate is 483.
In terms of local governance, the parish of Toft Newton is located in the West Lindsey District Council Dunholm and Welton ward and the Lincolnshire County Council Welton Rural divison. We are also located in the Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority area, and within the Gainsborough contituency for parliamentary purposes.
The church of St Michael in Newton by Toft dates from the 12th century and is a grade II listed building, it was extensively rebuilt in 1860 by James Fowler.
St Peter and Paul Church in Toft next Newton was originally built in the 13th century, it was extensively remodelled in 1891 by Hodgson Fowler. It is also a grade II listed building, however, it was closed in 1986 and was sold for residential use in 1989.
Both Toft next Newton and Newton by Toft are mentioned in the Domesday book of 1086. Both hamlets were in the Walshcroft hundred area, of Lincolnshire. Bishop Odo of Bayeux's land included Toft next Newton, which had a population of 14 housholds, and Newton by Toft which had a population of 17 housholds, both localities were surrounded by ploughland and meadowland.
In 2014, Colin Day Maps produced maps of Toft Next Newton and Newton by Toft, which can be downloaded in a pdf format, they speciliaise in producing maps of hamlets and villages with fewer than 100 houses.
The village of Newtoft is prodominately former RAF housing stock. The estate was the Officers' quarters for RAF / PAF Faldingworth. Each year on Remembrance Sunday we place a wreath at the RAF Faldingworth Polish Air Force 300 Squadron memorial, closer to the time we will post details in the events section of our website, members of our and neighbouring parishes are welcome to attend. You can find out more about the memorial on the Faldingworth Memorials and on the Bomber County websites.
The privately owned woodland on the corner of Alexandria Road, Newtoft (locally known as The Big Wood) appears on the very first Ordnance Survey map of the Market Rasen area, which was produced in 1886, meaning that this 0.84 acre site, is at least 140 years old. A copy of this map can be viewed in the entrance of Toft Newton Village Hall.
Toft Newton Reservoir on the upper reaches of the River Ancholme covers 41 acres (16.5 ha), and is supplied with water from Short Ferry, on the River Witham, through a 10.6-mile (17 km) pipeline. The reservoir was designed to supply residential properties and business for one week if water supplies dried up in the River Ancholme.
YouTuber, Andy, also known as The Village Idiot toured the parish of Toft Newton in 2023, you can watch his video here.
A scalable Ordnance Survey map of the parish can be viewed here.
