Newinains, town with ry. sta., Cambusnethan par.,
Lanarkshire, 2 miles NE. of AVishaw by road and 6
miles SE. of Holytown by rail, pop. (including Coltness
ironworks) 2682; P.O., T.o.

Newmarket.—market town with ry. sta., Cambridge-
shire and Suffolk, 15 miles E. of Cambridge and 69%
miles NE. of London, pop. 5093; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks, 1
newspaper. Market-day, Tuesday. Newmarket com-
prises the par. of All Saints Newmarket, 320 ac., pop.
1364, and part of the par. of AVood Ditton, Cambridge-
shire, and the par. of St Mary Newmarket, 250 ac., pop.
2730, and part of the par. of Exning, Suffolk. This
town is famed for its race-course, races, and horse-train-
ing establishments. The course is in close proximity to
the town, and extends 3 miles AV. Here the Jockey
Club have their chief seat. Upon the Downs there are
often as many as 1000 horses in training. Seven annual
race meetings are held, and are frequented by visi-
tors from all parts of Britain and the Continent, the
chief “events” being the “Two Thousand,” run in
April, and “ Cezarewitch, ” run in October. These
characteristics have given Newmarket the name of
being the “racing capital of England.” A large trade
in corn is carried on.—2. Newmarket, par. and vil.,
Flintshire, 7 miles NAV. of Holywell, 1075 ac., pop. 492;
P.O.; has several important fairs ; a large tumulus, an
ancient carved pillar, and numerous barrows, are here.
—3. Newmarket, hamlet, Horsley par., Gloucester-
shire, 3 miles SAV. of Minchinhampton.

Newmarket, part of Laxdale : which see.

Newmarket, town (ry. sta. Ballycar and Newmar-
ket), Clonfert par., N. co. Cork, on river Dalua, 8 miles
NAV. of Kanturk ry. sta., pop. 885 ; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank;
adjacent is Newmarket House, the seat of the Aid-
worth family since James I.

Newmarket Cop, eminence, in NAV. of Flintshire, 2%
miles E. of Dyserth.

Newmarket (or Eastern) Hivision, Tke, pari. div.
of Cambridgeshire, pop. 47,108.

Newmarket Hill, eminence, in S. of Sussex, 4 miles
NE. of Brighton.

Newmarket on Fergus, town with ry. sta. (New-
market and Ballycar), Tomfinlough par., S. co. Clare,
12 miles SE. of Ennis and 16% miles NAV. of Limerick,
pop. 618 ; P.O., T.O. The town is 2 miles from the sta.

Ncwmill.—vil., Llangeinor par., Glamorgan, 6 miles
N. of Bridgend.—2. Newmill, hamlet, AA'ath upon
Dearne par., AVest-Riding Yorkshire, 5 m. N. of Bother.

Newmill.—hamlet with school, Hawick par., Rox-
burghshire.—2. Newmill, vil., Banff. See New Mill.

Newmills, Montgomeryshire. See New Mills.

Newmills, hamlet, Fordyce par., Banffshire, near
Cornhill ry. sta.

Newmills.—8 miles from Ballyclare, co. Antrim ;
P.O.—2. Newmills, 4 miles NE. of Dungannon, E. co.
Tyrone; P.O.

Newmilns (and Greenkolm), town with ry. sta.,
Loudoun par., Ayrshire, on river Irvine, 7k miles E. of
Kilmarnock, pop. (including 741 in Greenholm, on the
opposite side of the river, in Galston par.) 2860; P.O.,
T.O., 2 Banks; has beautiful environs. Muslin weaving
is the staple industry. Newmilns was made a burgh
of barony by royal charter in 1490, and it is now a
police burgh.

Newminster Abbey, township, Morpeth par., North-
umberland, on AV. side and in parliamentary limits of
Morpeth, 724 ac., pop. 158.

Newmoat, par. and vil., Pembrokeshire, on river
Cleddau, 7 miles NAV. of Narberth, 3101 ac., pop. 305;
P.O., called New Moat.

Newmore, seat and school, Rosskeen par., Ross and
Cromarty, 3% miles NAV. of Invergordon.

Newnham.—town and par. with ry. sta., Glou-
cestershire, on river Severn, 11 miles SAV. of Glou-
cester and 114 miles from London, 1937 ac. pop. 1455 ;
P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Newnham was formerly a borough,
sending 1 member to Parliament. It is situated on the
high road from Gloucester to Chepstow, and has a fair
industry in tanning, and trade in timber, bark, coal,
slate, &c. There is a line of railway to the coal and
iron mines of the Forest of Dean.—2. Newnham, par.
and vil., Hants, 4% miles NE. of Basingstoke, 1404 ac.,
pop. 359.—3. Newnham, par., Herts, 2% miles N. of

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