▁Stephen ▁Bach iler ▁moved ▁from ▁nearby ▁Wh er well ▁to ▁Newton ▁St ace y ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁until ▁shortly ▁before ▁setting ▁sail ▁for ▁America . ▁Bach iler ▁founded ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ham pton ▁in ▁present - day ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁Newton ▁St ace y ▁residents , ▁influenced ▁by ▁Bach iler ' s ▁ze alous ▁pre aching , ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁world . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁the ▁ham let ▁of ▁Newton ▁St ace y ▁has ▁been ▁within ▁the ▁sh ire ▁district ▁of ▁Test ▁Valley , ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁bor ough s ▁of ▁And over ▁and ▁Rom sey , ▁along ▁with ▁And over ▁R ural ▁District ▁and ▁Rom sey ▁and ▁Stock bridge ▁R ural ▁District . ▁ ▁The ▁tw enti eth ▁century ' s ▁techn ological ▁adv ances ▁led ▁to ▁increasing ▁population ▁mob ility , ▁road ▁development ▁and ▁development ▁in ▁the ▁larger ▁cities . ▁So ▁Newton ▁St ace y ▁stayed ▁relatively ▁small ▁yet ▁the ▁population ▁has ▁an ▁increased ▁standard ▁of ▁living . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁a ▁man ▁and ▁his ▁two ▁children ▁were ▁found ▁dead ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁at ▁a ▁l ane ▁within ▁the ▁local ity . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁Ham pshire ▁Category : Test ▁Valley <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Georgia ▁Southern ▁E ag les ▁football ▁program ▁represents ▁Georgia ▁Southern ▁University ▁in ▁football ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Sun ▁B elt ▁Conference ▁under ▁head ▁coach ▁Ch ad ▁L uns ford .