The two settlements are divided by the River Ise; the derivation of the name is "ford frequented by cranes or herons".
The old main road runs through the village and crosses the River Ise by a spectacular mediaeval bridge.
Newton, sometimes called Newton in the Willows, is a small village in the Ise valley, Kettering, Northamptonshire.
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This practice used to be common in many parts of the world, especially North America and parts of Germany, for example on the Ise, Aller and Isar rivers.