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The first properties to be built the following year were 72 cottages for workers, including engineers, fitters, smiths, carpenters, painters and other labourers. Further expansion led to a population rise from 3,000 to 5,000 by 1852. In 1861, a school was built, with space for 500 children. The
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The estate was purchased by the SER in February 1846 for £21,000. The original name was Alfred Town, or Alfred New Town, but it had become known by its present name by 1861. It was laid out in roughly a triangular pattern, with a green in the centre.
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Locomotive pub was constructed in 1866, later being renamed to the Alfred Arms. A carriage shop was constructed between 1858 and 1871; it is now Grade II listed. A mechanics institute and school was constructed on land alongside the
334:. A clock tower was constructed at the entrance to the works at Newtown in 1897, which was replaced by a free-standing design in 1907. After the works expanded in 1912, a further 126 homes were constructed, making a total of 272. 357:, a multi-media complex built on the site of the former railway works. Planning was approved in 2020, with the expectation it would generate 2,000 jobs in the local area. The premises are expected to be complete by 2025. 341:
in 1948. The locomotive workshop closed in 1962, while the wagon workshop closed in 1982. However, the area continued to be popular because of the continuing investment in the railway, including the introduction of
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The town survived as its purpose for housing railway workers into the 20th century. The railway works continued to build and service locomotives after
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In the 21st century, Newtown was redeveloped with the construction of
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Newtown is located in Kent
Kent
OS grid reference
TR017415
District
Ashford
Shire county
Kent
Region
South East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Police
Kent
Fire
Kent
Ambulance
South East Coast
UK Parliament
Ashford
UK
England
Kent
51°08′N 0°53′E / 51.13°N 0.88°E / 51.13; 0.88
Ashford
Kent
South East England
South Eastern Railway

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