Cowper and Newton Museum

The Cowper and Newton Museum is a museum in Olney, north Buckinghamshire, England, around 8 miles (13 km) north-east of Central Milton Keynes. Celebrating the work and lives of two famous local residents: William Cowper (1731–1800), a celebrated 18th-century poet; and John Newton (1725–1807), a slave trader and subsequently a prominent abolitionist, who was curate in the local church. Together, Cowper and Newton wrote the Olney Hymns, including one of the world's most popular hymns, "Amazing Grace".

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Cowper & Newton Museum
local museum, independent museum, United Kingdom, 

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  Barton Seagrave Castle ⓘ
  castle in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom  

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  Bedford Castle ⓘ
  castle in Bedfordshire, England, UK  

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  Kimbolton Castle ⓘ
  country house in Cambridgeshire, Engand

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  Coton Manor ⓘ
  manor house in Ravensthorpe, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Ascott House ⓘ
  historic house and National Trust site in Buckinghamshire, England, UK

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  Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne ⓘ
  museum in Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Cottesbrooke Hall ⓘ
  country house and estate in Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Cowper and Newton Museum ⓘ
  museum in Olney, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum ⓘ
  Railway museum in Irchester, England

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  Kettering Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  art museum in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Lamport Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Leighton Buzzard Light Railway ⓘ
  preserved narrow gauge railway in Bedfordshire

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  Milton Keynes Museum ⓘ
  museum in Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

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  Northampton and Lamport Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in the UK

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  Rushden Transport Museum ⓘ
  transport museum in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

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  Stowe House ⓘ
  country house located in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

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  Sywell Aviation Museum ⓘ
  aviation museum in Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire

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  Turvey Abbey ⓘ
  UK historic house museum

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  Woburn Abbey ⓘ
  occupying the east of the village of Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, is a country house, the family seat of the Duke of Bedford

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  Moot Hall ⓘ
  building in Elstow, Bedfordshire, England, UK

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  Althorp ⓘ
  stately home and estate in West Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Moggerhanger House ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Central Bedfordshire, England, UK

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  Bletchley Park ⓘ
  park in the United Kingdom  

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  Northampton Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  museum in Northampton, England, UK

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  78 Derngate - The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House ⓘ
  UK historic house museum

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  Shuttleworth Collection ⓘ
  aviation museum in Old Warden, Bedfordshire

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  The Higgins Bedford ⓘ
  art gallery and museum in Bedford, England, United Kingdom

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  Manor House Museum, Kettering ⓘ
  museum in Kettering, England, UK

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  Military Intelligence Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

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  Woburn Safari Park ⓘ
  safari park located in Woburn, Bedfordshire, England

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  Wollaston Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wollaston, Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Woburn Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Woburn, England, United Kingdom

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  Wellingborough Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wellingborough, England, United Kingdom

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  Buckingham Old Gaol ⓘ
  Historic building in Buckingham, England, United Kingdom

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  Old Gaol Museum Buckingham ⓘ
  museum in Buckingham, England, UK

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  John Bunyan Museum and Library ⓘ
  biographical museum in England, United Kingdom

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  Earls Barton Museum of Local Life ⓘ
  museum in Northampton, England, UK

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  306th Bombardment Group Museum ⓘ
  UK museum in Bedford, England

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  Glenn Miller Museum ⓘ
  museum in Clapham, England, UK

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  Badminton Museum ⓘ
  museum in Milton Keynes, England, UK

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  Piddington Roman Villa Museum ⓘ
  museum in Piddington, England, United Kingdom

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  Rushden Museum ⓘ
  museum in Rushden, England, UK

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  The National Museum of Computing ⓘ
  museum in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom  

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  Panacea Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bedford, United Kingdom

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  Ridgmont Station Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Ridgmont, England, UK

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  National Film and Sci-Fi Museum ⓘ
  museum in Milton Keynes, England, UK

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1100 Bedford Castle

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1200 Kimbolton Castle

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1101 Woburn Abbey

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1500 Moot Hall

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1508 Althorp

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1812 Moggerhanger House

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1877 Bletchley Park

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1884 Northampton Museum and Art Gallery

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1917 78 Derngate - The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House

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1928 Shuttleworth Collection

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1949 The Higgins Bedford

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1950 Manor House Museum, Kettering

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1966 Military Intelligence Museum

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1970 Woburn Safari Park

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1979 Wollaston Museum

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1984 Woburn Heritage Centre

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1987 Wellingborough Museum

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1993 Buckingham Old Gaol

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1993 Old Gaol Museum Buckingham

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1998 John Bunyan Museum and Library

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2001 Earls Barton Museum of Local Life

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2002 306th Bombardment Group Museum

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2002 Glenn Miller Museum

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2003 Badminton Museum

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2004 Piddington Roman Villa Museum

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2006 Rushden Museum

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2007 The National Museum of Computing

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2012 Panacea Museum

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2014 Ridgmont Station Heritage Centre

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2021 National Film and Sci-Fi Museum

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Frameless

William Samuel Wright (1831-1915) - Judith Madan, née Cowper (1702–1781) (copy) - OLNCN-146 - Cowper and Newton Museum

John Cawse (1779-1862) - Sir Richard Gee of Turvey (1756–1811) - OLNCN-3366 - Cowper and Newton Museum

William Samuel Wright (1831-1915) - John Newton (1725–1807) (copy) - OLNCN-143 - Cowper and Newton Museum

William Samuel Wright (1831-1915) - Ann Donne (1703–1737) (copy of John Theodore Heins Sr) - PCF31 - Cowper and Newton Museum

William Samuel Wright (1831-1915) - Cowper's Oak - PCF9 - Cowper and Newton Museum

William Samuel Wright (1831-1915) - Old Olney Bridge, Buckinghamshire - OLNCN-2344 - Cowper and Newton Museum

William Samuel Wright (1831-1915) - Cowper's Dog 'Beau' Bringing a Water Lily from the River Ouse and Laying It at His Master's Feet - OLNCN-140 - Cowper and Newton Museum

Henry Stacy Marks (1829-1898) - Cowper Walking in the Garden at Weston Underwood, Buckinghamshire - OLNCN-633 - Cowper and Newton Museum

William Samuel Wright (1831-1915) - Away Went Gilpin - OLNCN-180 - Cowper and Newton Museum

William Samuel Wright (1831-1915) - The Alcove, A Favourite Walk of Cowper - OLNCN-147 - Cowper and Newton Museum

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Barton Seagrave Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Bedford Castle	motte-and-bailey castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle	1200	Kimbolton Castle	castle, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	garden		Coton Manor	manor house, garden	Wikidata
site	museum		Ascott House	historic house museum, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne	independent museum, museum building, transport museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Cottesbrooke Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Cowper and Newton Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum	railway museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Kettering Museum and Art Gallery	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Lamport Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Leighton Buzzard Light Railway	heritage railway, narrow-gauge railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Milton Keynes Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Northampton and Lamport Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Rushden Transport Museum	transport museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Stowe House	English country house, school building, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Sywell Aviation Museum	aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Turvey Abbey	English country house, historic house museum, nunnery	Wikidata
site	museum	1101	Woburn Abbey	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1500	Moot Hall	house, market hall, historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1508	Althorp	historic house museum, estate, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1812	Moggerhanger House	English country house, historic house museum, historic house	Wikidata
site	museum	1877	Bletchley Park	tourist attraction, English country house, historic house museum, military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1884	Northampton Museum and Art Gallery	art gallery, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1917	78 Derngate - The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House	terrace house, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1928	Shuttleworth Collection	independent museum, aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1949	The Higgins Bedford	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1950	Manor House Museum, Kettering	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1966	Military Intelligence Museum	military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1970	Woburn Safari Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Wollaston Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	Woburn Heritage Centre	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Wellingborough Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Buckingham Old Gaol	building, prison, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Old Gaol Museum Buckingham	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	John Bunyan Museum and Library	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Earls Barton Museum of Local Life	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2002	306th Bombardment Group Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2002	Glenn Miller Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	Badminton Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2004	Piddington Roman Villa Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2006	Rushden Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	The National Museum of Computing	charitable organization, computer museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2012	Panacea Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2014	Ridgmont Station Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2021	National Film and Sci-Fi Museum	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		William Samuel Wright (1831-1915) - Judith Madan, née Cowper (1702–1781) (copy) - OLNCN-146 - Cowper and Newton Museum		Commons
commons	image		John Cawse (1779-1862) - Sir Richard Gee of Turvey (1756–1811) - OLNCN-3366 - Cowper and Newton Museum		Commons
commons	image		William Samuel Wright (1831-1915) - John Newton (1725–1807) (copy) - OLNCN-143 - Cowper and Newton Museum		Commons
commons	image		William Samuel Wright (1831-1915) - Ann Donne (1703–1737) (copy of John Theodore Heins Sr) - PCF31 - Cowper and Newton Museum		Commons
commons	image		William Samuel Wright (1831-1915) - Cowper's Oak - PCF9 - Cowper and Newton Museum		Commons
commons	image		William Samuel Wright (1831-1915) - Old Olney Bridge, Buckinghamshire - OLNCN-2344 - Cowper and Newton Museum		Commons
commons	image		William Samuel Wright (1831-1915) - Cowper's Dog 'Beau' Bringing a Water Lily from the River Ouse and Laying It at His Master's Feet - OLNCN-140 - Cowper and Newton Museum		Commons
commons	image		Henry Stacy Marks (1829-1898) - Cowper Walking in the Garden at Weston Underwood, Buckinghamshire - OLNCN-633 - Cowper and Newton Museum		Commons
commons	image		William Samuel Wright (1831-1915) - Away Went Gilpin - OLNCN-180 - Cowper and Newton Museum		Commons
commons	image		William Samuel Wright (1831-1915) - The Alcove, A Favourite Walk of Cowper - OLNCN-147 - Cowper and Newton Museum		Commons