🏠 Birthplace of Isaac Newton
17th-century farmhouse in Lincolnshire where Sir Isaac Newton was born
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Woolsthorpe, near Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England
- Built: Early 17th century; Newton born 25 December 1642
- Managed by: National Trust; open seasonally to visitors
- Key period: Plague years 1665–1666, formative scientific work
Woolsthorpe Manor is a farmhouse in Lincolnshire where Sir Isaac Newton was born and conducted foundational scientific work during the 17th century. As of 2026, the property is open to the public as a National Trust museum, preserving the domestic spaces and gardens associated with Newton's early life and his most productive years of research. The house and surrounding grounds offer direct evidence of the environment in which one of history's most influential scientists developed his ...