Editing Woolsthorpe Manor (section)

=== Before Isaac Newton’s birth===
Originally part of the estate of [[Colsterworth]] and still part of its [[ecclesiastical parish]], by the twelfth century Woolsthorpe was a separate [[manorial system|manor]]. It was the seat of various families including the Sleafords, the Pigotts, the Thimelbys, the Burys, and the Underwoods, who in 1623 sold it to Robert Newton, grandfather of Sir Isaac Newton. It was the Newton family's second property in Woolsthorpe and Robert then settled it on his eldest son Isaac as a wedding dowry in 1639. With the property went the title [[Lord of the Manor]]. However, by the 17th century the manorial rights had been largely eroded and the house acted more as a [[yeoman]]'s farmstead, principally rearing sheep. In April 1642 Isaac married Hannah Ayscough and died in October the same year, three months before the birth of his son.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Woolsthorpe|url= https://www.villagearchivegroup.com/woolsthorpe.php |publisher=Village Research Group|access-date=11 October 2024}}</ref>