wˌɛn ðɪ ˈæŋɡliən ɪnvˈeɪdɚz kˈeɪm ˌʌp ðə tɹˈɛnt ɪnðə sˈɪksθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ðeɪ wʊdhɐv fˈaʊnd nˈuːtən sˈɑːlni ɐ vˈɛɹi ɐtɹˈæktɪv plˈeɪs, sˈɪɾɪŋ æt ðə kˈɑːnfluːəns ʌv tˈuː ɹˈɪvɚz, ðə tɹˈɛnt, wˌɪtʃ kʊd biː fˈoːɹdᵻd hˈɪɹ ænd ðə dˈʌv.
When the Anglian invaders came up the Trent in the sixth century, they would have found Newton Solney a very attractive place, sitting at the confluence of two rivers, the Trent, which could be forded here and the Dove.