Everything about Newnham Cambridgeshire totally explained
Newnham is a district of the city of
Cambridge in
England. Historically, the name refers to a
hamlet centred on a
mill on the
River Cam, a short distance to the southwest of the city centre. The modern council ward of Newnham covers much of the west of the city. Several
Cambridge University colleges are situated in this ward, including
Newnham,
Wolfson,
Robinson, and
Selwyn.
History
The early hamlet of Newnham was situated on the west bank of the River Cam, on an island of permanently dry land. The surrounding land was liable to flooding, particularly during the winter months. A permanent cut of the river leads to the Newnham watermill, which predated the Norman conquest of 1066, and is mentioned in the
Domesday Book of 1086. The hamlet was linked to the town of Cambridge by a series of small bridges and fords over the various channels of the
River Cam. A road led to the nearby village of
Grantchester.
In 1256, the
Carmelite order of monks established a convent in Newnham, with a church, cloister, dormitory and other buildings. Over the next 50 years, the order gradually moved from a contemplative tradition, to more interactive religious practices. This, along with the fact that the convent was frequently cut off from Cambridge by winter flooding, led the order to move to Cambridge in 1292.
In the late 19th century, after the
enclosure of the Cambridge fields, Newnham Croft was constructed — a middle-class suburb located partly within the Cambridge town boundary, and partly within the parish of Grantchester. In 1870, a church was built to serve the growing community, initially, the church as a daughter church to the parish of Grantchester. Newnham Croft was incorporated into the borough of Cambridge in 1911; Newnham was created as a separate parish in 1918.
From 1885,
Sir George Darwin (son of
Charles Darwin) lived in Newnham Grange (built in 1793), where he raised his children (including
Sir Charles Darwin and
Gwen Raverat). After the death of Sir Charles, son of Sir George, the building was acquired by the newly founded
Darwin College.
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