Newnham
Proper noun
Meaning
A habitational surname from Old English.
A number of places in England:
A council ward in Bedford, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref (approx) TL0749).
A western suburb of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL4357).
A village in Newnham on Severn parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO6911).
A village and civil parish in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7054).
A village and civil parish (served by Caldecote and Newnham Parish Council) in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL2437).
A village and civil parish in Swale borough, Kent (OS grid ref TQ9557).
A village and civil parish in Daventry district, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref SP5759).
A hamlet in Aston Cantlow parish, Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP1560).
A suburb of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
(Cambridge University, informal) Ellipsis of Newnham College, Cambridge..
Source: en.wiktionary.orgExamples
It will include the change in priority of the junctions to Deacons Lane and Beech Lane with New Barns Road becoming one-way between Newnham Street and Deacons Lane, plus the tightening of the kerb line to reduce traffic speeds.
The four-year-old gelding steps up to BM78 grade on Saturday and Newnham would like to see star apprentice Tom Sherry let the horse roll about 500 metres from home.
Newnham Street Carpets based in Ely provided carpets free of charge to a family in Mildenhall that are currently being featured on a BBC OneTV show, DIY SOS.
The thesis won her a Commonwealth Scholarship, which she used to fund her doctorate, arriving in 1964 at Newnham College, Cambridge, a women-only college.
In 1875, Fawcett's interest in women's education lead her to become one of the founders of the Newnham College for Women, located in Cambridge.
Last year the winner was Atrium Fitness, based on Newnham St in Ely, the judges said they “make a great job of welcoming new members and supporting and encouraging current ones”.