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robin hoodFamous Grantham-ites
Two famous figures in England's past and present came from Grantham: Sir Isaac Newton and Margaret Thatcher. Thatcher was born (1925,) reared, and educated in Grantham and later became Prime Minister of England. The picture shows the childhood of home of Margaret Thatcher.
Newton made several great strides in the area of science. He was born in 1642 in the nearby town of Woolsthorpe and educated at the King's School which is found in Grantham on Brook Street (http://kingsgrantham.8m.com/index.html). He later developed many of his theories at Woolsthorpe. A statue of Newton stands in downtown Grantham. Exhibits on both Thatcher and Newton can be found at the Grantham Museum.
